Zimbabwe election fell short of what was needed

Johnnie Carson - former US Assistant Secretary of State says the election fell short of what was needed.

Carson sites media bias, ZEC's lack of consultation, interference by chiefs, use of food, fertliser and seed, plus the ballot design.

IRI-NDI says there was an underrepresentation of urban voters on the voters' roll; some voters had left polling stations due to queue confusion

IRI-NDI says it's too early to make a determination on the election, but says whoever wins will need to unite the country. They urge all political leaders to ease tensions over the next few days

IRI-NDI says ZEC should take steps to increase confidence by completing the vote tabulation exercise in a transparent manner.