MOZAMBIQUE: Renamo “will never give up” on its claim to govern the six provinces – Ivone Soares

The parliamentary leader of the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) said on Thursday that her party would not give up on its intention to govern in the six Mozambican provinces where it claims victory in the 2014 general elections, and accused the government of “diversions” in peace talks.

File photo / Ivone Soares, Renamo leader in parliament

“Never, ever, ever will Renamo give up the six provinces governance claim,” Ivone Soares told parliament at the closing session of its current sitting.

The leader of the parliamentary bench of the largest opposition party then issued a challenge to the Frelimo government.

“We appeal to Frelimo not to complicate the dialogue in the Joint Commission, because we will not back down on the decision of the people of Mozambique to rescue the power plucked from them to cover up the crimes in subsequent negotiations,” she said.

Renamo refuses to accept the results of the general elections in 2014, officially won by Frelimo, and asserts its right to assume governance in Niassa, Nampula, Zambezia, Tete, Manica and Sofala, in the north and centre of the country, where it claims victory.

A Bola/Club of Mozambique