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At least five people have been killed following the eruption of violence in Zimbabwe over election results.

A man was shot in the stomach by gun wielding soldiers who have been deployed to the streets, AFP reports.

AFP’s photographer said the man died at the scene as troops continue a crackdown on opposition supporters.

Zimbabwean human rights activist Patson Dzamara also says he has learnt of five deaths. There are no independent confirmation of death toll yet.

Dzamara tweeted that “It was naive for anyone…us…to expect that after a military coup, the military government would allow a free and fair election to happen in Zimbabwe. This election is a sham.”

Clashes broke out on Wednesday between security forces and opposition supporters as they dispute Monday’s election results.

Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament but no presidential results have been announced so far.


The delay according to the opposition is deliberate attempt to rig the polls in favour of the ruling party’s candidate President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Nelson Chamisa tweeted earlier that he was “humbled by the support you have given to me as a Presidential Candidate. We have won the popular vote. You voted for total Change in this past election!We have won this one together. No amount of results manipulation will alter your WILL.”


There are reports of police officers beating up protesters while police also fired teargas at opposition supporters who have gathered in Harare.


President Mnangagwa has called for peace amidst the violence tweeting that “Now is the time for responsibility and above all peace”.

There have been reactions to the ongoing violence in Zimbabwe. A senior member of South Africa’s governing African National Congress, Zizi Kodwa is blaming Chamisa for the crisis.


South Africa’s Julius Malema of the opposition EFF is also calling for calm and restrain from the government troops.


Threat of legal challenge

The MDC and other civil society groups have signaled the intention to prepare a legal challenge to force the results into the open.

Voting was relatively calm across Zimbabwe but its the reaction from citizens when results begin to filter in that now matters.

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.

Chaos erupts in Zimbabwe, gunshots fired over poll results

 

Source: Africafeeds.com

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