Mozambique is holding presidential elections on Wednesday, with the ruling party, Frelimo, seeking to maintain its 49-year grip on power since independence from Portugal in 1975. The incumbent President Filipe Nyusi has served two terms and is succeeded by Daniel Chapo, Frelimo's candidate.
The main challenger to Frelimo is independent Venancio Mondlane, a newcomer to national politics. The election also includes voting for Parliament and provincial governors in a country of 33 million people that has faced a civil war and ongoing violent insurgency in the north.
