Mozambican President Armando Guebuza (C) speaks to journalists after casting his ballot.

Early results indicate that the ruling party of incumbent President Armando Guebuza is heading for a landslide victory in Mozambique elections.

The victory of the Frelimo party in Wednesday's presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections was widely expected.

The party has ruled over the southern African country since its independence from Portugal in 1975.

Out of the only 17 percent of votes counted, Guebuza has garnered 77 percent, the national elections commission announced late Thursday.

Should Guebuza win the election, he will secure his fourth term in office since the introduction of a multi-party democracy in 1994.

The party Renamo, led by Afonso Dhlakama, appears to be losing it status as the country's main opposition party to the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) in the parliamentary vote.

The MDM has claimed more votes than the Renamo, despite being barred from running in most of the electoral districts due to alleged irregularities in its candidates' registration documents.

According to figures announced by the national elections commission, the MDM is in second place, behind Frelimo in three of the four districts where it had been allowed to run.

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