Mozambique's president victorious in election – observer group

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi is heading for a landslide victory in elections, according to a preliminary estimate by an observer group on Monday, in a contest the opposition claims has been tarnished by “mega fraud”. Based on data from almost 2,500 polling stations out of a total of more than 20,000, the the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) estimates Nyusi will win 70.9% of the vote. Perceived fraud and an unhappy Renamo threaten a fragile peace accord signed just months ago between its presidential candidate, Ossufo Momade, and Nyusi.