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​Supporters of Daniel Chapo, leader and presidential candidate of the ruling Frelimo party attend the final rally campaign ahead of the national election in Matola, Mozambique October 6, 2024.
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Mozambique votes as insurgency blocks oil riches

The resource-rich southeast African nation of 35 million people heads into national legislative and presidential elections on Wednesday in which the party that has run the sub-Saharan country for half a century faces its stiffest challenge in years.

Soldiers from the Rwandan security forces are seen near the Afungi natural gas site in Mozambique on Sept. 22, 2021.
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Viewpoint: Mozambique holds elections amid renewed hopes for LNG projects

Mozambicans will vote on Wednesday amid improving prospects for ending an insurgency in the North and completing several lucrative natural gas projects. Will Frelimo, which has ruled Mozambique for most of the period since independence in 1975, win again? What are the main issues in this election? We spoke with Eurasia Group expert Ziyanda Stuurman to learn what concerns are animating voters.