Nelson Chamisa says if Emmerson Mnangagwa had won, he would have said so already
MDC Alliance leader Chamisa says the Zimbabwean president knows he has lost in the election, and that the government does not ‘respect life’
Harare — Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa claimed victory in Zimbabwe’s disputed presidential election on Thursday, as an anxious nation awaited an official announcement of the result three days after voting. Chamisa said President Emmerson Mnangagwa knew he had lost because the results would have been announced by now if that were not the case. International observers urged the electoral commission to release results as soon as possible to avoid further violence after three people were killed on Wednesday in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters. The commission said it would start announcing the results of the presidential election from 10pm local time (8pm GMT). Earlier on Thursday, police sealed off the headquarters of Chamisa’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance and troops cleared the streets of the capital, despite calls from foreign governments and international organisations for calm and for political leaders to show restraint. In his first publ...
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