Beira, 22 August, 2024 / 6:12 pm (ACI Africa).
Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna of the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira in Mozambique has called on politicians to ensure that the electoral campaign, set to begin on August 24, is centered on the presentation of political “proposals” rather than “verbal aggression.”
In his address during the 117th-anniversary celebration of Beira’s elevation to city status, Archbishop Zuanna underscored the importance of political leaders using the campaign period to share their ideas, opinions, and plans with the electorate.
“We will all participate in this campaign, but certainly the leaders who will announce their electoral program should pay particular attention to the disclosure of ideas, opinions, political proposals, and not verbal aggression,” the Local Ordinary of Beira said during the Tuesday, August 20 event.
He added, “I think that the leaders should be careful and know that their way of speaking can influence a lot on the electoral campaign. So, we will say what is not right, and we want to do better, we want to change, but we will not offend or insult people.”
Mozambicans are to vote on October 9 to choose their president, members of parliament, and provincial authorities. The incumbent, President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, who heads the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) party that has governed Mozambique since independence from Portugal in 1975, has been at the helm of the country since January 2015.
