In last October’s presidential and legislative election, the fifth round of democratic elections to be held in the country since they first took place in 1994, Mozambicans voted Filipe Nyusi of the governing FRELIMO party into power. The former defence minister will be inaugurated on Thursday 15 January 2015.

SAIIA researcher Aditi Lalbahadur spoke to SABC Morning Live about the Mozambican electoral system and what to expect under the new president.

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13 Jan 2015

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