President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party has approved Mozambique’s just ended national elections conducted early last week, despite shocking delays in announcing the outcome which stretched for close to a whole week.

The neighbouring country’s results took more than five days to announce sparking outrage in the community and the opposition crying foul as the liberation party Frelimo was finally made the winner.
Speaking exclusively to ZimEye, ZANU PF spokesman Rugare Gumbo on Sunday said the elections were free and fair. In a celebratory tone, Mr Gumbo said, “Well we have our delegation there and they report that the elections went well. The campaigning during the last days of the election went well, and the voting process …was also done well; And so far the results show that Frelimo is winning and as a party we are very happy because we were in the trenches together with Frelimo during the liberation struggle and we have very excellent cordial relations, and we wish them well,” he said,
The delay and other problems, though, have been enough to prompt presidential challenger Afonso Dhlakama to cry foul. His opposition party, Renamo, has alleged fraud and ballot-box stuffing, though observer groups from the European Union, the African Union and the Southern African Development Community have said that irregularities were isolated and that the vote was largely free and fair.
Mozambican journalist and analyst Fernando Lima quoted by VOA, said it is notable that Dhlakama, despite his complaints, drew twice as many votes as he did the last time he ran for president. One factor, he says, is a noticeable drop in confidence for Frelimo, which won 75 percent in both the presidential and parliamentary polls in 2009.
However Afonso Dhlakama has said he will not resort to violence even though he’s become a five-time loser.
The former rebel leader has opted for dialogue with ruling party, the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo).