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Is MDC-T UK following in Zanu-PF vote rigging steps?
06 Apr 2011 at 05:56hrs | Views
The MDC party led by Morgan Tsvangirai in the UK risks a major split after evidence of vote rigging emerged at the MDC-T national elections Saturday at Leeds where chair-position contestant Emily Madamombe lost to outgoing interim chairman Tonderai Samanyanga.
Madamombe lost to Samanyanga by two votes, figures evidently adjusted two hours after an initial result-disclosure made only to the contestants after the voting process in which women with their children were forced to endure long hours stretching into the following day Sunday.
Madamombe has launched a challenge demanding a nullification of the election.
Party members accuse Moyo of deliberately engineering the election outcome to easily secure a provincial vote for the upcoming MDC national congress to be held in Harare penned for this month. According to the alleged strategy, the losing candidate Samanyanga who was seen almost in tears just after the initial announcement would then organise his province to vote for Lovemore Moyo who is reportedly set for a fierce combat with either Sam Sipepa Nkomo, or Lucia Matibenga during the upcoming party congress.
When challenged to do a recount of votes, Lovemore Moyo vehemently refused.
Madamombe lost to Samanyanga by two votes, figures evidently adjusted two hours after an initial result-disclosure made only to the contestants after the voting process in which women with their children were forced to endure long hours stretching into the following day Sunday.
Madamombe has launched a challenge demanding a nullification of the election.
Party members accuse Moyo of deliberately engineering the election outcome to easily secure a provincial vote for the upcoming MDC national congress to be held in Harare penned for this month. According to the alleged strategy, the losing candidate Samanyanga who was seen almost in tears just after the initial announcement would then organise his province to vote for Lovemore Moyo who is reportedly set for a fierce combat with either Sam Sipepa Nkomo, or Lucia Matibenga during the upcoming party congress.
When challenged to do a recount of votes, Lovemore Moyo vehemently refused.
Source - Byo24News
