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Constitutional Court rejects Tsvangirai's withdrawal of Mugabe challenge
19 Aug 2013 at 14:26hrs | Views
The Constitutional Court has rejected outgoing PM, Morgan Tsvangirai's withdrawal of Mugabe election victory challenge.
The Constitutional Court is set to make a ruling on Tuesday afternoon at 2.30pm.
Lawyers representing President Mugabe, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and outgoing PM Morgan Tsvangirai today appeared before the Constitutional Court following the withdrawal of the petition challenging the presidential poll results of July 31 polls by the latter.
Last Friday, Tsvangirai withdrew his Concourt application citing his failure to access voting materials used in last month's disputed polls.
Some commentators have expressed surprise at the decision by Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku to summon to court today all parties involved in the outgoing PM Morgan Tsvangirai's election challenge following the withdrawal of his petition on Friday.
Some legal experts said Tsvangirai's withdrawal should put the case to rest and pave way for Mugabe's inauguration.
The Constitutional Court is set to make a ruling on Tuesday afternoon at 2.30pm.
Lawyers representing President Mugabe, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and outgoing PM Morgan Tsvangirai today appeared before the Constitutional Court following the withdrawal of the petition challenging the presidential poll results of July 31 polls by the latter.
Last Friday, Tsvangirai withdrew his Concourt application citing his failure to access voting materials used in last month's disputed polls.
Some commentators have expressed surprise at the decision by Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku to summon to court today all parties involved in the outgoing PM Morgan Tsvangirai's election challenge following the withdrawal of his petition on Friday.
Some legal experts said Tsvangirai's withdrawal should put the case to rest and pave way for Mugabe's inauguration.
Source - Byo24News
