Mozambique Opposition Head Says He And President Agree to Peace
(Bloomberg) -- Mozambique's most prominent opposition leader, who's orchestrated months of demonstrations that have battered the country's economy, said he agreed with the president to end post-election violence that's left hundreds of people dead.
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Venâncio Mondlane, who officially came second to the ruling party's Daniel Chapo in October's presidential election, said the two reached a deal-in-principle at a meeting in Maputo, the capital, on Sunday.
'We agreed to end violence immediately — violence against my supporters, violence inflicted upon police officers, members of the ruling party Frelimo, or any other individuals who do not share our ideas,' Mondlane said of the meeting in a livestream late Monday. 'We agreed 100% on that.'
The informal truce marks the most important step in restoring social and political stability in the gas-rich southeast African nation, after months of unprecedented protests against the election that extended the ruling party's five-decade rule. The unrest has unsettled investors and squeezed the government's already tight finances, as the economy shrank in the final quarter of 2024.
While Chapo met other party leaders earlier this month and reached an initial agreement with them over a path to peace, Mondlane's exclusion from those discussions raised doubts over its impact. He's by far the most popular opposition figure, and the driving force behind the protests.
'The significance of Mr. Chapo's meeting with Mr. Mondlane cannot be overstated,' Louw Nel, an analyst at Oxford Economics, said in a note to clients Monday. 'Images of a smiling Mr. Mondlane shaking a smiling Mr. Chapo's hand on Sunday were particularly striking.'
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