Mozambique’s Constitutional Council (CC), the body in charge of constitutional and electoral affairs, has proclaimed Daniel Chapo the winner of the October 9 general elections.

Chapo will take over from incumbent president Filipe Nyusi to become the fifth president of the Republic of Mozambique, according to Xinhua news agency.

As the presidential candidate of the ruling party Frelimo, Chapo secured 65.17 percent of the vote, a decrease from the 70.67 percent announced by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) on October 24, as reported by Lucia Ribeiro, the President of the CC, in Maputo, the Mozambican capital.

Venancio Mondlane, supported by the extra-parliamentary Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (Podemos), obtained 24.19 percent of the votes, higher than the 20.32 percent announced by the CNE.

Ossufo Momade, from the main opposition party Renamo, secured 6.62 percent, and Lutero Simango, president of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), garnered 4.02 percent.

Ribeiro noted that several irregularities were found during the electoral process, but none were significant enough to invalidate the elections.

According to the CC, Frelimo also won an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections, securing 171 out of 250 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The Podemos party finished second with 43 seats, followed by Renamo with 28 seats and the MDM with 8 seats.

Local media reported that more than 100 civilians have died and hundreds have been injured in the post-election chaos since protests erupted on October 21.

Rights groups have accused Mozambican security forces of using excessive violence to quell the protests. Frelimo has ruled Mozambique since gaining independence from Portugal in 1975.