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Mnangagwa unfazed by MDC-T's huge crowd
06 Jun 2018 at 09:03hrs | Views
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was unfazed by the huge crowd drawn by his main rival and touted the positive signal having allowed the protest sent to the international community regarding his government's treatment of the opposition.
Predecessor Robert Mugabe routinely blocked opposition protests and used brute force to crush them when the police bans were defied.
"They are enjoying democracy which exists in this country," said Mnangagwa at a press conference in Harare with the visiting Saharawi Republic counterpart Brahim Ghali.
"I think they are so happy that there is an environment where they can express themselves right, left and centre.
"But, of course, in relation to the forthcoming harmonised elections, already less than two weeks ago, I signed into law the reforms relating to the Electoral Act, so the playing field is perfectly level."
Predecessor Robert Mugabe routinely blocked opposition protests and used brute force to crush them when the police bans were defied.
"I think they are so happy that there is an environment where they can express themselves right, left and centre.
"But, of course, in relation to the forthcoming harmonised elections, already less than two weeks ago, I signed into law the reforms relating to the Electoral Act, so the playing field is perfectly level."
Source - newzimbabwe
