Over the summer, voters rejected Liberal candidates in a handful of special elections in once-safe Liberal seats, leading to the beginning of internal party unrest.

In a season well controlled so far by Slot, his staff and his squad, internal confusion, anger and unrest could present as great a risk to their ambitions as any rival team.

The unrest has also affected the economy, with more than 12,000 people losing their jobs and over 500 companies being vandalised.

Mozambique has been rocked by unrest since disputed elections in October.

Rights groups say that more than 100 people have been killed in unrest since the elections.