By A Correspondent

Daniel Chapo has been officially declared the winner of Mozambique’s contentious October elections and will serve as the country’s next president. The Constitutional Council confirmed Chapo’s victory, stating he secured 65.17% of the vote, a revised figure down from the initial 70% announced immediately after the election.

The Council also reported that the main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, received 24.19% of the vote. Mondlane, in response to the expected announcement, had called for a five-day protest shutdown just before the ruling was made.