THE Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat in Botswana has dispatched its Panel of Elders (PoE) on a fact-finding mission into disputed 2023 harmonised elections results in Zimbabwe.
This follows a damning preliminary report of the SADC Election Observer Mission chaired by former Zambian vice president, Nevers Mumba in the aftermath of chaotic August 23-24 plebiscites.
The elections management body announced Zanu PF leader victor with 2 350 711 votes against his arch-rival Nelson Chamisa of Citizens' Coalition for Change , who tallied 1 967 343 of total 4 468 740 ballots.Following the announcement of the results, main opposition, Citizens' Coalition for Change challenged the outcome describing the polls as a sham and calling for fresh elections.
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