ConCourt ruling on the election results challenge: Possible outcomes

As most Zimbabweans at home and abroad hold their breath ahead of the ConCourt ruling on the election results challenge at 2.pm, here is a reminder of the possible outcomes:

93. Challenge to presidential election

1. Subject to this section, any aggrieved candidate may challenge the validity of an election of a President or Vice-President by lodging a petition or application with the Constitutional Court within seven days after the date of the declaration of the results of the election.

2. The election of a Vice-President may be challenged only on the ground that he or she is or was not qualified for election

3. The Constitutional Court must hear and determine a petition or application under subsection (1) within fourteen days after the petition or application was lodged, and the court's decision is final.

4. In determining a petition or application under subsection (1), the Constitutional Court may----
   a. declare a winner;
   b. invalidate the election, in which case a fresh election must be held within sixty days after the determination; or
   c. make any other order it considers just and appropriate.