Standoff between Mozambican govt and opposition party Renamo continues

The Mozambican government on Monday announced that it has unilaterally signed the minutes of the talks it has held with the country's largest opposition party, Renamo. Speaking to journalists at the end of the tenth round of talks, the head of the government delegation, Agriculture Minister Jose Pacheco, said that Renamo had not signed the minutes - even on those points where consensus had been reached.

Pacheco stated that Renamo wants the two parties to produce a proposal for the revision of the electoral legislation that would be rubber stamped by the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic. However, the government refuses to accept this position as it considers this to be unconstitutional and in violation of the principle of separation of powers.

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