Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court has set August 22 as the date to hear the opposition’s challenge to the presidential election results.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) alleges electoral fraud and rigging in favour of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, declared President Mnangagwa winner of the historic election last month. He obtained 2.46 million votes against 2.15 million for the opposition candidate.
Last week the MDC filed the petition and its leader Nelson Chamisa accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) of doing a poor job in supervising over a free and fair election.
The MDC is also seeking fresh election or a declaration that Chamisa won the July 30 poll.
But the ruling party, Zanu-PF is rejecting these claims in its statement in opposition filed this week.
Lawyers for Mr Mnangagwa are asking the court to throw out the case of the opposition. In his statement in opposition, Mnangagwa described Mr Chamisa’s behaviour as childish.
The constitutional court takes 14 days to hear and rule on such petitions.
The Court can uphold the result, declare a new winner or order a fresh election within 60 days. Its decision is final though.
Source: Africafeeds.com
