There’s a irritating shape in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, as the rustic awaits a courtroom ruling at the consequence of October’s contested presidential election end result, which when first introduced sparked weeks of calamitous protests.

Venâncio Mondlane, who got here 2nd in line with the legit depend, has been calling on his supporters for far of the while two months to display towards what he mentioned was once a rigged vote.

Mondlane, himself, is in exile having fled the rustic accusing the police of threatening behaviour now not lengthy then two of his aides have been shot useless in October.

In a weekend social media message, he mentioned there is usually a “new popular uprising” if the end result was once now not overturned.

The regular hustle and bustle that characterises the higher Maputo department on workdays and all over the festive season has been changed by means of quietness and blank roads – a scene that has change into habitual on this patch because the customery demonstrations started on 21 October.

In what seems to be preparation for this untouched section of protests, some demonstrators have already begun blocking off roads and fighting car site visitors in Maputo.

The Constitutional Courtroom is because of start saying its ruling at 15:00 (13:00 GMT).

Previous this week, Mondlane informed the BBC there was once “no way” he may settle for the election end result, by which Frelimo’s candidate Daniel Chapo received with 71% of the vote.

The 50-year-old evangelical pastor Mondlane, who stood as an isolated, gained 20%.

The electoral fee denied Mondlane’s allegation that the ballot was once rigged as a preference of Frelimo, which has were in energy since self rule 49 years in the past.

However global election eyewitnesses have mentioned the elections have been unsuitable, pointing to doctored numbers and alternative irregularities all over the counting procedure.

The weeks-long demonstrations have ended in violent encounters with the police and a minimum of 110 population were killed, native tracking workforce Plataforma Make a decision mentioned.

It’s alleged that lots of those that have died were killed by means of safety forces, however a police commander Bernadino Rafael had up to now informed the BBC that his officials have been protecting themselves then coming underneath assault.

In a message on Sunday to the in large part Catholic nation, Pope Francis known as for discussion and the pursuit of the habitual excellent to be triumphant.

Mondlane has been talking to the outgoing President, Filipe Nyusi, however it’s not sunny what the result of the talks has been.