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Zimbabwe on knife edge
22 Aug 2018 at 06:35hrs | Views
TENSIONS are high in Zimbabwe as the country's political protagonists Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nelson Chamisa switch turf from the spiteful political arena to the Constitutional Court which sits this Wednesday to decide the country's inconclusive presidential election.
The high stakes court process was triggered by a poll petition filed by Chamisa following the July 30 election.
The opposition chief, who polled 44,3 of the national vote, insists he was robbed of victory by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) working in cahoots with the incumbent who was declared winner with a 50,8 percent of the vote.
However, the build up to Wednesday's court process has been characterised by political gamesmanship which has seen posturing, threats and counter-threats among parties accusing each other of attempts to influence the court outcome.
Chamisa told the media on Monday Mnangagwa should swallow his pride and relinquish his job.
Similarly, Mnangagwa has implied the court process was a mere formality as his poll victory put him ahead of his main opponent.
The high stakes court process was triggered by a poll petition filed by Chamisa following the July 30 election.
The opposition chief, who polled 44,3 of the national vote, insists he was robbed of victory by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) working in cahoots with the incumbent who was declared winner with a 50,8 percent of the vote.
However, the build up to Wednesday's court process has been characterised by political gamesmanship which has seen posturing, threats and counter-threats among parties accusing each other of attempts to influence the court outcome.
Chamisa told the media on Monday Mnangagwa should swallow his pride and relinquish his job.
Similarly, Mnangagwa has implied the court process was a mere formality as his poll victory put him ahead of his main opponent.
Source - newzimbabwe
