FILE PHOTO: Daniel Chapo, presidential candidate of the ruling Frelimo party speaks during the final rally campaign ahead of the national election in Matola, Mozambique October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Mozambicans will vote on Wednesday in an election that is almost certain to see the ruling party Frelimo maintain its half-century grip on power, despite a stiff challenge from a charismatic newcomer.
President Filipe Nyusi is stepping down after two terms and the party's candidate, Daniel Chapo, is expected to replace him. Frelimo has ruled Mozambique since independence from Portugal in 1975. It first allowed elections in 1994, and has since been consistently accused by opponents and election observers of rigging them - an accusation it denies.
