Tension as Mozambicans await Presidential poll verdict

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As Mozambique continues to count votes from its October 9 parliamentary and presidential elections, some international observers, including the Southern African Development Community (SADC), have been speaking about their findings. This comes as independent candidate Venacio Mondlane is claiming victory without evidence over the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) party candidate, Daniel Chapo. Borges Nhamirre, an election observer from the Institute for Security Studies, a Pan-African think tank headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa, tells VOA’s James Butty, while the voting process was peaceful, international observers noticed certain irregularities