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# As it happened: voting underway in Mozambique's general elections
- URL: https://www.zitamar.com/live-voting-underway-in-mozambiques-general-elections/
- Published: 2024-10-09T05:13:24.000Z
- Updated: 2024-10-10T10:47:07.000Z
- Description: The Zitamar News live blog brings you the latest updates from the 2024 general elections
- Author: Zitamar News
- Tags: Elections, Frelimo, Renamo, MDM, Venancio Mondlane

This Live Blog is now closed. To follow our coverage of results, go to our new Live Blog here:

[🔴Live: counting begins in general electionsThe Zitamar News live blog brings you the latest updates from the 2024 general elections![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/24/f824d293-9bb2-4c56-8f85-7a9e686fb0d9/content/images/icon/Zitamar-logo-1400x1400-1-25.jpg)Zitamar NewsZitamar News![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/24/f824d293-9bb2-4c56-8f85-7a9e686fb0d9/content/images/thumbnail/photo_2024-10-09_21-27-22.jpg)](https://www.zitamar.com/live-counting-begins-in-general-elections/)

For our round-up of how the election day went, see our article here:

[Young people turn out, but delays mar voting in Mozambique’s electionsElection observers reported that polling station staff were uncertain and having to explain new rules to voters![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/24/f824d293-9bb2-4c56-8f85-7a9e686fb0d9/content/images/icon/Zitamar-logo-1400x1400-1-26.jpg)Zitamar NewsRene Lavanchy![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/24/f824d293-9bb2-4c56-8f85-7a9e686fb0d9/content/images/thumbnail/image_2024-10-09_181755541-1.png)](https://www.zitamar.com/young-people-turn-out-but-delays-mar-voting-in-mozambiques-elections/)

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On 9 October 2024, Mozambicans went to the polls to elect a new president, as well as new provincial governors and representatives in the National Assembly. 

### Catch up with our coverage of the race so far:

[High turnout hopes raise uncertainty over Mozambique’s electionsIndependent presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane has enthused a new generation of voters, but the ruling Frelimo party will do all it can to hold on to the levers of power![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/24/f824d293-9bb2-4c56-8f85-7a9e686fb0d9/content/images/icon/Zitamar-logo-1400x1400-1-20.jpg)Zitamar NewsFernando Lima![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f8/24/f824d293-9bb2-4c56-8f85-7a9e686fb0d9/content/images/thumbnail/2024-10-07-18.05.53-1.jpg)](https://www.zitamar.com/high-turnout-hopes-raise-uncertainty-over-mozambiques-elections/)

- [**The week ahead: Mozambique votes**](https://www.zitamar.com/zitamar-week-in-review-and-week-ahead-mozambique-votes/)
- [**Who is Daniel Chapo, the prospective next president of Mozambique?**](https://www.zitamar.com/who-is-daniel-chapo-the-prospective-next-president-of-mozambique/)
- [**Venâncio Mondlane, the upstart challenger in Mozambique’s presidential election**](https://www.zitamar.com/venancio-mondlane-the-upstart-challenger-in-mozambiques-presidential-election/)
- [**Daniel Chapo: the choice that surprised everyone**](https://www.zitamar.com/daniel-chapo-the-choice-that-surprised-everyone/)
- [**Election observers shut out as Mozambique’s elections loom**](https://www.zitamar.com/election-observers-shut-out-as-mozambiques-elections-loom/)
- [**Reports of election fraud mount ahead of polling day**](https://www.zitamar.com/reports-of-election-fraud-mount-ahead-of-polling-day/)

Follow our new live blog below for rolling updates on Mozambique's largest democratic exercise to date. You can also find these updates on our [Telegram](https://t.me/zitamarlive?ref=zitamar.com) channel, and on [BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/zitamar.bsky.social?ref=zitamar.com). (We will also post on [X](https://x.com/ZitamarNews?ref=zitamar.com), but better to follow us on BlueSky as we will soon end our engagement with X).