Mozambique election winner faces tough financial squeeze


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  • Tuesday, 08 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Daniel Chapo, presidential candidate of the ruling Frelimo party, President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi and former President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano react during the final rally campaign ahead of the national election, in Matola, Mozambique October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Whoever wins Mozambique's presidential election on Wednesday will face an economy battered by worsening cyclones, insecurity, delays to planned gas projects and high levels of debt.

Ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo is the frontrunner though there are three other candidates vying to replace Felipe Nyusi as president of the southeast African nation.

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