(3 Aug 2018) Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Friday rejected the narrow election win of President Emmerson Mnangagwa as "fraudulent, illegal, illegitimate and characterised by serious credibility gaps and some seriously legitimacy issues that we feel must be raised."
The closely watched elections began with Monday's peaceful vote but turned deadly 48 hours later when the military fired on protesters in the capital, Harare, and six people were killed.
The opposition said it will challenge in court the results of the election, which Mnangagwa won with just over 50 percent of the vote.
The 40-year-old Chamisa spoke shortly after three truckloads of riot police with shields and batons tried to disperse dozens of journalists gathered to hear him. With cameras recording their every move the police eventually pulled back, allowing him to give a blistering denunciation of the results.
Chamisa received over 44 percent of the vote but claimed that based on the opposition's own count he won 56 percent.
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