The October vote will also happen amid a ceasefire signed in 2016 between an armed branch of Renamo and government forces, who have in recent years skirmished with each other in Mozambique's countryside.
Upigaji kura wa mwezi Oktoba unaweza kutokea katikati ya  makubaliano ya kusitisha mapigano  yaliyosainiwa kati ya jeshi la Renamo na majeshi ya  serikali mwaka 2016, ambapo hivi karibuni pande hizo zimevutana maeneo ya pembezoni mwa Msumbiji.