Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conduct of the recent elections in Mozambique.

​The elections on 15 October represented an important milestone in Mozambique’s journey to consolidate peace and democracy, following signature of a new peace agreement earlier this year. We commend Mozambique for delivering largely orderly elections against a challenging backdrop of two cyclones earlier this year. We are concerned however by irregularities and episodes of violence and intimidation during the campaign period, as flagged in the preliminary findings of international observer missions (including Commonwealth, EU and the US). Free and fair elections are fundamental to a peaceful and stable Mozambique. We condemn all instances of electoral related violence, and urge all sides to settle disputes peacefully through the appropriate legal processes.