Daniel Chapo

Political career Chapo entered politics with the party FRELIMO in 2009, being appointed administrator of the Nacala-a-Velha District. Considered relatively unknown, his nomination was seen as a surprise. On 13 May, he was appointed the party's interim secretary-general. He later announced his resignation as governor of Inhambane Province, which was approved by the legislature on 23 May, to focus on the election on 9 October. He would be succeeded as governor of Inhambane province by Eduardo Mussanhane, the Speaker of the Inhambane Provincial Assembly.

Presidential candidate Chapo is the first FRELIMO presidential candidate to have been born after the country's independence from Portugal in 1975. On 24 October, Mozambique's electoral commission announced that Chapo won the election with 71% of the vote ‌however, the election was marred by allegations of widespread fraud and irregularities. The opposition PODEMOS party disputed the results, publishing their own parallel count from their election monitors which showed Venâncio Mondlane won with 53% of the vote. PODEMOS provided over 660 pounds of tabulated ballots to support their election count. The result was also questioned by the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique and the European Union, while deadly protests broke out over the election results, with at least 250 deaths, mostly demonstrators being killed by police and army forces.

Presidency Despite protests, Chapo was inaugurated as president on 15 January 2025. On 18 January 2025 Chapo named Maria Benvinda Levy as Prime Minister.

Personal life Chapo is married to Gueta Selemane Chapo and has four children. He is a Christian.