Johnathan Paoli
THE main opposition in Zimbabwe, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), announced its rejection of the election results in a statement by spokesperson Promise Makwananzi on Sunday.
Makwananzi said while the CCC is proud of the Zimbabwean people in attempting to vote, these elections were marred by vote suppression and egregious abuse.
In agreement with both the SADC report as well the Election Observer Mission’s preliminary report, the opposition party called into question the legality, fairness and freedom of the recent elections.
The opposition claimed most of its supporters in its strongholds failed to vote when the ZEC failed to timeously distribute voting material resulting in many potential voters returning home without voting.
In addition, Makwananzi said that the conduct of certain individuals, suspected of having ties to the government and the ruling party, further exacerbated an atmosphere of intimidation.
The party went on to say that the
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