Zimbabwe’s main opposition party called on Friday for nationwide protests and a re-run of elections that it said fraudulently handed President Emmerson Mnangagwa a second term in office.
The appeal from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) came a day after Mnangagwa said the vote was valid and warned there would be a crackdown on anyone spreading chaos.
The electoral commission said late on Saturday Mnangagwa had secured roughly 53% of the vote, leaving CCC leader Nelson Chamisa in second place on 44%. Mnangagwa’s ruling ZANU-PF party was named winner of the parliamentary election but fell just short of the two-thirds majority needed to change the constitution.
Analysts have questioned the credibility of the elections, which were marred by arrests of vote monitors. ZANU-PF has said there were no irregularities and Mnangagwa has urged anyone with complaints to go to the courts.
Zimbabwe opposition calls for nationwide protests over disputed vote
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