All for the credibility of the process and the PEACE

Preventive actions, control of members and sympathizers control "supposed" private and domestic militias, created to support applications of this or that aspirant deputy-is part of what must be done to calm down the tempers and make election campaigns in meeting approved codes and laws existing in the country. International partners are called upon to provide technical and policy assistance in order to dispel doubts and suspicions about the state and quality of equipment STAE. This may deter parties or coalitions of parties to complain when the results were announced. STAE and CNE must shine credibility active every day in all his acts. It is a matter of sovereignty, but that sovereignty protection, so there are no post-election violence in Mozambique.  It is known that it was the timely intervention of embassies of USA, UK, Portugal, Italy and Botswana which accelerated the coming of the Renamo leader to Maputo and the signing of the CPA-2. It would be naive not to recognize that these players continue playing a role of paramount importance in the peace and stability in the country.  Also it would be naive if we did not recognize that levels of trust among the various political actors still leave much to be desired.  There is a network interests in land that is in no way satisfied with the outcome achieved in the recent political-military conflict. People who won the war would clearly continue to raise revenue with a political-military conflict.

There are materials that materialize appetites with access to positions of deputies, which should not ignore.  There was, in the recent past, people who claimed in public that members of certain parties buy their seats in the eligible lists for provincial assemblies and the National Assembly. These kind of people do not mind buying "alcohol Devil", cheap and dangerous to health, and distribute it, as we have seen, the unemployed and needy political activists. These vectors can be promotion of electoral violence.  Another vital aspect is the behavior in the field of police and security forces. It is necessary to prevent cases in which police officers shoot on voters under the pretext of maintaining public order and tranquility. The scenario of Inhambane in past municipal elections in which armored FIR were set in motion in the city, should not be repeated. In this respect, it must be the Government to act. International partners should send specific signals on the matter, and to national and international observers have a responsibility to report and denounce excesses.  We can not go to excesses scheduling elections and concrete actions of match-fixing by means of intimidation, filling or computer trickery.  The electoral bodies should show the Mozambican competence, credibility and professionalism beyond reproach. Working for PEACE in Mozambique holds its risks, but the electoral defeats should be seen as a normal process in a democratic regime.  Enhance stability and democracy will be defined by how the political parties, their members and supporters to behave throughout the process until the date of release of election results. (N. Nhantumbo)