Chapo’s main challenger, exiled opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, has claimed the election was rigged, sparking fears of violence between rival party supporters.
Mondlane has said that a separate count shows he won enough votes to take office, which he intends to do.
On Wednesday, groups of protesters had approached the penitentiary, creating confusion and triggering unrest inside the prison, where inmates ended up knocking down a wall through which they escaped, he explained.
Barricades remained erected in several areas of the capital Wednesday, limiting movements, as acts of vandalism continued.
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In addition to stores and public buildings that were already ransacked Monday, ambulances were set ablaze along with a drugstore and other businesses, according to an AFP correspondent.
Some demonstrators also set up tables in the streets to occupy the space while celebrating Christmas with family or neighbours, an AFP journalist witnessed in several working-class districts of Maputo.
A few residents ventured out to buy food and drink, but many supermarkets had been vandalized. Those that did reopen had shortened hours.
