Zimbabwe Opposition Says Election Was a ‘Fraud,’ Wants Rerun
- CCC stops short of saying it will challenge outcome in court
- International observers found process was deeply flawed
Nelson Chamisa
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Zimbabwe’s main opposition party called for a rerun of an election that handed President Emmerson Mnangagwa another five-year term and was found to be deeply flawed by international observers, but it stopped short of saying whether the outcome will be challenged in court.
Official tallies released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission showed Mnangagwa winning 52.6% of the votes cast in the presidential ballot on Aug. 23-24, and the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front securing 136 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly. But Nelson Chamisa, a lawyer who heads the Citizens Coalition for Change, rejected the results as a “sham,” saying he and his party were the rightful winners.