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Mugabe scoffs at MDC election extension bid
16 Jul 2013 at 05:20hrs | Views
Preparations for harmonised elections have reached a point of no return despite spirited attempts by MDC formations and the British government to have them postponed with only 2 weeks to go, President Mugabe has said.
Ballots for members of the Council of Chiefs were cast last week, while special voting for uniformed forces and civil servants who will be on duty on polling day was set to end last night.
The President made the remarks while addressing a Mashonaland East star rally that drew tens of thousands of people outside Rudhaka Stadium in Marondera yesterday.
The revolutionary party opted for the open space outside the stadium after realising that the multitudes who came for the rally would not fit in the 5 000-seater stadium that hosted an MDC-T star rally last week.
President Mugabe disclosed that the MDC formations recently petitioned the African Union to push for poll delay after their attempt to have Sadc call for a postponement failed.
Ballots for members of the Council of Chiefs were cast last week, while special voting for uniformed forces and civil servants who will be on duty on polling day was set to end last night.
The President made the remarks while addressing a Mashonaland East star rally that drew tens of thousands of people outside Rudhaka Stadium in Marondera yesterday.
The revolutionary party opted for the open space outside the stadium after realising that the multitudes who came for the rally would not fit in the 5 000-seater stadium that hosted an MDC-T star rally last week.
President Mugabe disclosed that the MDC formations recently petitioned the African Union to push for poll delay after their attempt to have Sadc call for a postponement failed.
Source - herald
