Zimbabwe PM declares election ‘a huge farce’

Prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed the election in Zimbabwe as a farce after his rival President Robert Mugabe’s party claimed a landslide victory that would secure another five years in power for Africa’s oldest head of state.

Zimbabwe PM declares election ‘a huge farce’

Speaking to reporters at the headquarters of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), a downbeat Tsvangirai said Wednesday’s vote should be considered invalid because of polling day irregularities and vote-rigging by 89-year-old Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party.

“This has been a huge farce,” Tsvangirai said. “In our view, that election is null and void.” It was unclear whether he or his party will mount any kind of legal challenge.

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