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Poll panel: Dangerous to declare the results
A lawyer for Zimbabwe's electoral commission said yesterday it would be "dangerous" for the High Court to order the release of presidential election results, as demanded by the opposition MDC.
- Reuters
- Published: 00:28 April 10, 2008
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Harare: A lawyer for Zimbabwe's electoral commission said yesterday it would be "dangerous" for the High Court to order the release of presidential election results, as demanded by the opposition MDC.
The Movement for Democratic Change has gone to court to try to force out the result of the March 29 vote, saying its leader Morgan Tsvangirai has won and should be declared president, ending the 28-year rule of President Robert Mugabe.
Mugabe is trying to delay the result announcement, pending a recount, to give him time to prepare for a probable runoff against Tsvangirai.
George Chikumbirike, a lawyer for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, told judge Tendai Uchena: "It would be dangerous in my view to give an order because it might not be complied with ... because of outside exigencies which the party [ZEC] will be unable to control."
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe's opposition, frustrated by South African President Thabo Mbeki's refusal to apply more pressure on Robert Mugabe, is busy courting his probable successor and other regional leaders.
Tsvangirai has embarked on a tour of Zimbabwe's southern African neighbours to try and shore up support as he waits to find out if he has officially ended Mugabe's 28-year rule.
His first port of call after claiming victory in the March 29 presidential election was regional powerhouse South Africa, where he met the leader of the ruling ANC party, Jacob Zuma.
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