These claims were supported by international observers (among others by the European Union Election Observation Mission to Mozambique and the Carter Centre) to the elections who criticised the fact that the National Electoral Commission (CNE) did not conduct fair and transparent elections.
Disse krav blev støttet af internationale observatører (blandt andre EUs observationsudsending og Carter-centeret) til valgene som kritiserede at den nationale valgkommitionen (CNE) ikke klarede at gennemføre retfærdige og oversigtlige valg.