The litany circulated yesterday, in the fervor of the Frelimist conclave, according to which there were 140 blank votes in the first round of the election of the presidential candidate, was mere speculation. According to data provided by different and reliable sources, the first round of the election produced the following results: Daniel Chapo (103 votes); Roque Silva 77 votes; Francisco Mucanheia (46 votes) and Esperança Bias (3 votes). There were also 12 invalid votes. Damião José withdrew from participating. In the second round, after Roque Silva withdrew, Daniel Chapo was elected by 225 activists, corresponding to 94 percent of the votes. There were 14 null and blank votes (it is inferred that 11 of these votes belonged to the Frelimo provincial secretaries, who owed loyalty to Roque Silva). In other words, there were never 140 blank votes, as was widely reported yesterday. (Marcelo Mosse) Source: Carta de Moçambique
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