Mozambique’s Venancio Mondley is open to serving in Daniel Chapo’s government

In an interview with the BBC, Chapo said he wanted to “govern inclusively” and introduce reforms to address concerns about electoral law, human rights and freedom of expression.

According to him, negotiations are currently underway with the opposition parties represented in the new parliament, and later the negotiations will be expanded to include “all sections of the society”.

Chapo added that he wanted to build a government “open to all Mozambicans”, but he wanted to stress that “the profile of the people is very important”.

Asked if he believed Mondley qualified to serve in the government, Chapo said: “It will depend… because there is a team currently looking at people’s profiles, their competence, their meritocracy, their patriotism. these preconditions that I have pointed out.

“If the team comes to the conclusion that these people have the right profile, they will be part of the government. Those who do not have that profile will not participate.”

Chapo, 47, was chosen by Frelimo, which has ruled since independence 49 years ago, as a candidate to rally young voters affected by high unemployment and fed up with the party’s decades of rule.

He told the BBC that he wanted to increase both domestic and foreign investment in Mozambique to make the economy “more dynamic”.

This would help create jobs for young people so they can “build their homes, start families and stabilize their lives”.

The 50-year-old Mondlane was seen gaining a lot of support among the youth during the election campaign after he rallied the youth with the slogan “Save Mozambique – this country is ours”.

He entered the polls as an independent candidate after leaving the main opposition Renamo party.

A small party supporting his candidacy won several parliamentary seats in the election.