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Zimbabwe’s Electoral Results “very Soon”

Zimbabwe’s Electoral Results “very Soon”
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Zimbabwe's ruling party signaled victory in the presidential election Thursday, telling the opposition a day after deadly violence that "we should all lose graciously," while an anxious country awaited the results, which the electoral commission said would come out "very soon."

President Emmerson Mnangagwa said his government was in touch with main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa in an attempt to ease the tensions, hours after he accused the opposition of inciting them.

Soldiers cleared people from the streets of downtown Harare after they swept in and used gunfire Wednesday to disperse protesters angry over alleged vote-rigging in Monday's peaceful election, the first without longtime leader Robert Mugabe on the ballot. Troops were stationed outside the opposition Movement for Democratic Change's party headquarters.

International election observers urged Zimbabwe to release the results of the presidential vote as soon as possible to reduce the tensions, saying delays will increase speculation that results were manipulated.

By law the electoral commission has five days from the vote to release them, but both observers and the opposition have asked why presidential results were counted first but are being released last.

In a series of posts on Twitter, Mnangagwa said that "we have been in communication" with challenger Chamisa and that "we must maintain this dialogue in order to protect the peace we hold dear."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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