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EU observers cast doubt on vote as Mozambican opposition leader says security forces killed his lawyer

An image is held of Paulo Guambe (L) and advisor and lawyer Elvino Dias (R) both working with Mozambique's leading opposition candidate for the 'Obtimist party for the development of Mozambique' (PODEMOS), is held during a vigil the day after they were shot dead in Maputo October 19, 2024. [AFP]

A leading opposition candidate in Mozambique's contested general election on Tuesday accused security forces of killing his lawyer, as European Union observers cast doubt on the vote.

Tensions mounted ahead of the release, possibly on Wednesday, of official results from the October 9 presidential and parliamentary polls.

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