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Opposition backs off boycott

    JOHANNESBURG

    Mozambique’s main opposition party, Renamo, at the weekend dropped a threat to boycott the newly elected parliament, saying it would press demands from inside the assembly for a recount of votes cast in last month’s general elections.

    Media reports said the ruling FRELIMO party of president Joaquim Chissano had ruled out any negotiations with the former rebel movement over the election. RENAMO had claimed that FRELIMO had committed fraud, but it lost an appeal in the supreme court. Chissano won 52.29 percent of the presidential vote and RENAMO leader Afonso Dhlakama, the only other contestant, 47.71 percent. FRELIMO won 133 of the country’s 250 parliamentary seats against 117 to Renamo.

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