Cabo Delgado, Mozambique’s northernmost province which suffered years of occupation by islamic Jihadists went to polls on Saturday, a testament that peace has returned to the once dangerous area.
Daniel Chapo and Frelimo are in the lead in three provinces of the country, namely Cabo Delgado, in the North, and Gaza and Maputo, in the South, according to the average vote count presented this Saturday.
In the South, Venâncio Mondlane is in second place, Ossufo Momade in third and Lutero Simango, in last place.
In the North, the trends continue with the exception of the exchange between Ossufo Momade, who is in second place and Venâncio Mondlane in third.
The more “time passes, the closer” Mozambicans are to knowing the final results, and, while they are still waiting, in three days of counting, the data indicates that, for the presidential elections, the first place in the preference of the majority of voters is Daniel Chapo, presidential candidate of Frelimo.
In the province of Cabo Delgado, where the number of abstentions is higher than the number of voters, 43.08% of the data shows a large advantage for Daniel Chapo over his competitors.
Daniel Chapo has 18,962 approval ratings, corresponding to 76.59%; Ossufo Momade 2,932, corresponding to 11.84%; Venâncio Mondlane 2,103, corresponding to 8.49%; and, lastly, Lutero Simango with 760, corresponding to 3.07%.
In the south, in Xai-Xai, Daniel Chapo has an approval rating of 29,278, corresponding to 56.25%; Venâncio Mondlane with 20,602, corresponding to 39.58%; Ossufo Momade with 1,071, corresponding to 2.06%; and, Lutero Simango with 1,099, corresponding to 2.11%.
In the city of Maputo, in six municipal districts, namely, Katembe, Kamavota, Kanyaka, Kamaxakeni, Kamaxakeni and Nlhamankulu, Daniel Chapo is in first place with numbers that, in some regions, are more than twice as high as his closest competitor, Venâncio Mondlane.
For example, in Kanyaka, Chapo 79.325 and Mondlane 15.27%, Kamubukwana, Chapo records 58.55% and Mondlane 20.96%, Kamaxakeni, Chapo 51% and Mondlane 43.94%, Kamavota, Chapo 51.16% and Mondlane 38%, Katembe, Chapo 64.37% and Mondlane 32.23%.
In the elections for candidates for deputies to the Assembly of the Republic and members of the Provincial Assembly, Frelimo has an advantage in all regions, ranking first, with PODEMOS in second place, with the exception of Cabo Delgado, where Renamo surpasses PODEMOS, where it occupies second place.