The opposition leader in Zimbabwe, Nelson Chamisa insists he has won Monday’s Presidential election.
Making his first public appearance since Wednesday’s violence in the capital, Harare, the MDC leader remained defiant that he won the poll.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is expected to release results later on Thursday.
Chamisa visited some of his injured supporters at a hospital. He told the media outside the hospital that results would have been released had President Mnangagwa won the election.
“Mnangagwa knows he has lost this election. If he had won this election, this election would have been announced long back. But they are trying to massage the figures to try and advance a fictitious and fallacious result,” he said.
He said his party has “the proof… Once [the electoral commission] starts to show you fiction we will show you the facts”.
Chamisa however called for calm saying “our supporters must be calm and anticipate massive celebrations in peace.”
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There are reports of six deaths so far with soldiers clearing the streets of Harare on Thursday.
Police also stormed the headquarters of the MDC detaining some persons and showing a search and seizure warrant.
Wednesday violence
The soldiers reportedly shot at opposition protesters who were agitating over election results.
The MDC supporters were unhappy with delayed declaration of presidential results which they claim their candidate had won.
The latest violence has been condemned by the African Union and their international bodies.
Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that an independent investigation is to be carried out into the killings.
He said on Thursday in a tweet that he was “calling for an independent investigation into what occurred in Harare yesterday. We believe in transparency and accountability, and those responsible should be identified and brought to justice.”
Mnangagwa says he is also in talks with his opponent, Nelson Chamisa to defuse tension and restore peace to the country.
“We have been in communication with Nelson Chamisa to discuss how to immediately diffuse the situation, and we must maintain this dialogue in order to protect the peace we hold dear” Mnangagwa said.
The elections have been held for the first time without the involvement of the former President, Robert Mugabe who exited power after a military takeover.
Source: Africafeeds.com
