The presidential candidate of FRELIMO, DANIEL CHAPO (DC), 47 years old, has been revealing during the campaign for the general elections of 09.OCT several vices and little creativity, but has managed to reach the younger supporters of FRELIMO.
With FRELIMO winning all elections since independence and controlling the state apparatus and the electoral process, DC is set to become the 5th President since independence, following SAMORA MACHEL (SM), JOAQUIM CHISSANO, ARMANDO GUEBUZA, and FN. The dominant families of FRELIMO, such as that of the founding president, SM, through the former first lady GRAÇA MACHEL and SAMORA MACHEL JR ("Samito"), as well as the Guebuza and Chissano families, are supporting and mobilising in favour of DC's candidacy. READ MORE