Mondlane Vows "Paralysis" as Chapo is Sworn-in as President | Firstpost Africa Mozambique has inaugurated its new president despite months of anti-government protests and violence that have left over 300 dead.

Supporters of opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane, who insists he won the vote, have protested for months, sometimes drawing a violent police response. Demonstrations Wednesday reportedly turned deadly with seven people killed.

Security was tight around ceremony as opposition says more than 300 killed in protests claiming election fraud.

Mozambique's new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in at a low-key ceremony in the capital, Maputo, that was marred by an opposition boycott following heavily disputed elections. Most businesses in Maputo were shut and the streets largely deserted after defeated presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane called for a national strike in protest.

Mozambique President-elect Daniel Chapo will be sworn into office Wednesday after weeks of deadly political unrest but the main opposition leader has vowed to "paralyse" the country with fresh protests against the fiercely disputed election result.

Mozambique’s president-elect, Daniel Chapo, is set to be sworn in on Wednesday, more than three months after a contested election that has plunged the country into political turmoil. The election’s disputed outcome has fueled months of protests,

Mozambique's new president Daniel Chapo took the oath of office Wednesday in front of a heavily guarded audience of dignitaries in the capital Maputo following weeks of violent demonstrations over the fiercely disputed election results.