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Defiant Zimbabwe Opposition Chief Maintains Election Victory Claim

  Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Thursday ratcheted up pressure over the country’s election count, saying he had won the presidential vote and that … Continue reading Defiant Zimbabwe Opposition Chief Maintains Election Victory Claim


Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa (C) takes part in a demonstration outside the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), in Harare, on June 5, 2018 to hand over a petition to the ZEC demanding a series of electoral reforms ahead of the July 30 election. Thousands of Zimbabwean opposition supporters took to the streets to call for electoral reforms to prevent fraud and voter intimidation ahead of presidential elections on July 30. The opposition are demanding the publication of the full voter roll, independent audits of ballot papers as well as guarantees of safety for non-government candidates. Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP
Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa (C) takes part in a demonstration outside the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), in Harare. Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP

 

Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Thursday ratcheted up pressure over the country’s election count, saying he had won the presidential vote and that the result was being rigged.

“We have won this election,” he told reporters. “What they have been trying to do of late is to play around… that is rigging, that is manipulation, trying to bastardise the result, and that we will not allow.”

AFP