Frelimo’s candidate wins in Maputo amid ongoing vote count

The candidate from the ruling Frelimo party has been declared the winner in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, as announced by the electoral commission on Sunday during the ongoing vote count for the presidential and parliamentary elections.

Daniel Chapo, representing the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), secured 54% of the votes in Maputo, according to the electoral commission.

Independent candidate Venancio Mondlane, backed by the…