Mozambique tallies votes in tense election as opposition denounces 'fraud'

Mozambicans go to the polls to choose a new president but analysts say they do not expect great change in the impoverished southern African country © Zinyange Auntony / AFP

Maputo (AFP) – Mozambique is counting votes after tense presidential and parliamentary elections that are expected to allow the ruling Frelimo party to extend its 49 years in power.

Vote tallying started shortly after polling stations closed at 6pm local time on Wednesday, with initial results expected in about two weeks.