Mozambique is due to announce the final results of its Oct. 9 elections on Thursday amid calls from an opposition leader for a national strike and demonstrations over rigging claims.

The electoral commission will declare the results from 2:30 pm local time in Maputo, the capital, it said in a statement. Venâncio Mondlane, a charismatic independent candidate, claims to have won the presidency despite provisional tallies showing the ruling party's Daniel Chapo was well ahead. He's called on supporters to paralyze the entire nation on Thursday and Friday to protest what he called a fraudulent election.