The Commonwealth Observer Group COG , which has been in Mozambique for the 9 October polls, has today issued an interim statement calling for restraint as the country awaits election results. We hope that Mozambique will continue to draw on lessons that have been learned from the past and that successive elections will be an improvement on the previous one.
It states:. This is a welcome development. We note with encouragement that major political parties have taken steps to include women in the electoral process through the adoption of quotas.
The Group raised concerns about stakeholder allegations of electoral malpractices, many of which were also circulating in the public domain. These alleged malpractices were similar to those identified by Commonwealth observers in and included ballot stuffing, spoiling of ballots, citizens found with unmarked and pre-marked ballot papers, registered voters with their names already struck off the register, and unregistered voters attempting to vote.
The Group calls on appropriate institutions provided by law to look into these matters. The Group will continue to follow the results process, and the full assessment of the entire process, including any recommendations for improvement, will be contained in its final report, which will be made available to the public in due course. Our work Our work sub-navigation Democracy, government and law Environment and climate change Small states Society and young people Trade and economy.
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