In recent years, since the 2018 death of Afonso Dhlakama, the historical leader of Renamo, the largest opposition party, it has been difficult to see a concrete political proposal from Frelimo and ...

Renamo’s 28 MPs and the eight from the MDM stayed away in protest. The opening of parliament “constitutes a social outrage and a lack of respect for the will of Mozambicans” who were ...

Two smaller opposition parties, Renamo and the Mozambique Democratic Movement, also boycotted the opening ceremony, saying they did not accept the outcome of the October election. Of the ...

He then joined Renamo, the main opposition, becoming one of its lawmakers. Mondlane unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Maputo in 2023 and led large protests against what he said was a rigged outcome.

Two other opposition parties, Renamo and the Mozambique Democratic Movement, had earlier ordered their elected deputies not to take their seats in Parliament. There are reports that the President ...

Members of the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), the third-largest party, and those of Renamo have said they will not attend the inauguration ceremonies. MDM leader Daviz Simango told a press ...

After losing a leadership battle in what was Mozambique’s main opposition party, Renamo, Mr. Mondlane ran for president last year with the support of a smaller party, Podemos. His meteoric rise ...

The party was in civil war from 1977 to 1992 against Renamo, now a small opposition party. In the many decades of its rule, Frelimo has been accused of corruption, elitism, and of not improving ...

Both of Mozambique's leading opposition parties – Renamo and MDM – also boycotted the swearing-in because they also do not recognise Chapo as the rightful winner. Chapo succeeds Filipe Nyusi ...

Deputies from Renamo may take up their seats in the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, in the near future, despite boycotting the investiture on 13 January. The Renamo spokesperson, ...

Mozambique’s two established opposition parties, Renamo and the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), have announced that they are boycotting Monday’s opening session of the newly elected parliament, ...

The ceremony at the National Assembly saw 250 lawmakers sworn in, but about 30 seats remained vacant as the two main opposition parties—Renamo and the Democratic Movement of M - Mozambique’s ...