website africa-confidential MOZAMBIQUE: Frelimo picks a candidate After a strong challenge from his rivals, the governing party has chosen Guebuza’s man to stand in the presidential election After more than a year of uncertainty and speculation, the party in power has finally chosen the Defence Minister, Filipe Jacinto Nyussi, as its presidential candidate for the October election. Nyussi won a convincing victory over President Armando Guebuza’s staunch enemy, Luísa Diogo. She garnered only 31% of the vote by the Central Committee of the Frente de Libertação de Moçambique to his 68%. Unable to serve a third term, Guebuza wanted a candidate loyal to him and whom he could control. Angered by the allegations of corruption and alarmed by the conduct and results of the local elections, other Frelimo factions had fought back and did unexpectedly well through Diogo. Nyussi is almost certain to win in October, however. africa-confidential/article/id/5245/Frelimo_picks_a_candidate More on Mozambique Vol 55 No 4 • 21st February 2014: The race opens up africa-confidential/article/id/5240/The_race_opens_up Vol 55 No 3 • 7th February 2014: Renamo conflict escalates africa-confidential/article/id/5211/Renamo_conflict_escalates Vol 55 No 3 • 7th February 2014: Donors up in arms africa-confidential/article/id/5200/Donors_up_in_arms Vol 55 No 2 • 24th January 2014: Take me to your leader africa-confidential/article/id/5189/Take_me_to_your_leader_ Vol 54 No 25 • 13th December 2013: Obrigado Graça africa-confidential/article/id/5159/Obrigado_Gra%c3%a7a
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