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Even Kenya, long a "model" for black African self-rule is now a toilet
state. Mugabe has run whites and indians out of his country while
running the country (formerly, prosperous Rhodesia) into the ground.
Blacks are unfit to rule countries. Benign colonialism MUST return.
Mugabe party demands poll recount
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party has asked electoral
officials to delay the results of the presidential poll and to recount
votes, reports say.
The state-run Sunday Mail newspaper said the governing Zanu-PF party
requested a recount because there had been "errors and
miscalculations".
The paper also quoted a senior minister as saying it had rejected an
opposition approach to form a unity government.
On Saturday, the opposition accused President Mugabe of "preparing a
war".
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai warned
that "militants are being rehabilitated" and troops deployed ahead of
a possible second round run-off in the presidential poll, which he
insists he won.
Mr Tsvangirai also claimed that the country's central bank was
printing money "for the finance of violence".
He called on Mr Mugabe to enter a dialogue to prepare for a peaceful
transition.
Meanwhile, the High Court is on Sunday due to hear an MDC petition
demanding that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) declare a
winner.
'Anomalies'
In its article on its website, the Sunday Mail said Zanu-PF had
written to the ZEC asking it to review the counting of votes. The
letter said anomalies had been detected in a number of constituencies,
the paper reported.
There can be no doubt that the entire results of the presidential
election in Mberengwa's four constituencies are grossly irregular and
cannot stand up to scrutiny
Zanu-PF letter to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)
"Consequent to the anomalies, the party has also requested that the
commission defer the announcement of the presidential election
result," it added.
According to papers submitted to the ZEC by Zanu-PF, the number of
votes for Mr Mugabe recorded at a number of polling stations were
reduced before being sent on to electoral officials.
Some ZEC officials working in the Midlands constituencies of Mberengwa
East, West, North and South had since been arrested, the Sunday Mail
said.
"As will soon become apparent, the constituency elections officer and
his team committed errors of miscounting that are so glaring as to
prejudice not just our clients' candidate but also his co-
contestants," Zanu-PF's letter said, according to the Sunday Mail.
"There can be no doubt that the entire results of the presidential
election in Mberengwa's four constituencies are grossly irregular and
cannot stand up to scrutiny," it added.
In a separate article, the Sunday Mail quoted Justice Minister Patrick
Chinamasa as saying the Zanu-PF had rejected an offer from Mr
Tsvangirai to form a national unity government.
The Zanu-PF complaint came hours after the ZEC declared the final
results of last week's Senate election. It said Mr Mugabe's party had
won 30 seats, with the combined opposition taking the same number.
In the lower house, opposition parties took 109 seats, while Zanu-PF
won just 97 - the first time it has failed to win a majority since
independence from the UK in 1980.
Court challenge
Earlier on Saturday, the High Court postponed a hearing on a case
bought by the opposition MDC that demanded the ZEC publish the
presidential election results. The case is now due to be heard at 1200
on Sunday (1000 GMT).
On Saturday Mr Tsvangirai claimed victory for the first time since the
vote, saying figures posted outside polling stations confirmed he had
reached the required threshold of more than 50% of the vote to win
outright - making a run-off unnecessary.
"In the run-off, violence will just be the new weapon to reverse the
people's win," he told a news conference.
"In this regard, we know that thousands of army recruits are being
recruited, militants are being rehabilitated and some few claiming to
be war veterans are already on the warpath."
"I am calling on President Mugabe to begin a dialogue with me, to
begin the process of a peaceful, orderly and democratic transition,"
he added.
Mr Mugabe, 84, came to power 28 years ago at independence on a wave of
optimism.
But in recent years Zimbabwe has been plagued by the world's highest
inflation, as well as acute food and fuel shortages, which
correspondents say have driven many voters to back the opposition.
state. Mugabe has run whites and indians out of his country while
running the country (formerly, prosperous Rhodesia) into the ground.
Blacks are unfit to rule countries. Benign colonialism MUST return.
Mugabe party demands poll recount
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party has asked electoral
officials to delay the results of the presidential poll and to recount
votes, reports say.
The state-run Sunday Mail newspaper said the governing Zanu-PF party
requested a recount because there had been "errors and
miscalculations".
The paper also quoted a senior minister as saying it had rejected an
opposition approach to form a unity government.
On Saturday, the opposition accused President Mugabe of "preparing a
war".
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai warned
that "militants are being rehabilitated" and troops deployed ahead of
a possible second round run-off in the presidential poll, which he
insists he won.
Mr Tsvangirai also claimed that the country's central bank was
printing money "for the finance of violence".
He called on Mr Mugabe to enter a dialogue to prepare for a peaceful
transition.
Meanwhile, the High Court is on Sunday due to hear an MDC petition
demanding that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) declare a
winner.
'Anomalies'
In its article on its website, the Sunday Mail said Zanu-PF had
written to the ZEC asking it to review the counting of votes. The
letter said anomalies had been detected in a number of constituencies,
the paper reported.
There can be no doubt that the entire results of the presidential
election in Mberengwa's four constituencies are grossly irregular and
cannot stand up to scrutiny
Zanu-PF letter to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)
"Consequent to the anomalies, the party has also requested that the
commission defer the announcement of the presidential election
result," it added.
According to papers submitted to the ZEC by Zanu-PF, the number of
votes for Mr Mugabe recorded at a number of polling stations were
reduced before being sent on to electoral officials.
Some ZEC officials working in the Midlands constituencies of Mberengwa
East, West, North and South had since been arrested, the Sunday Mail
said.
"As will soon become apparent, the constituency elections officer and
his team committed errors of miscounting that are so glaring as to
prejudice not just our clients' candidate but also his co-
contestants," Zanu-PF's letter said, according to the Sunday Mail.
"There can be no doubt that the entire results of the presidential
election in Mberengwa's four constituencies are grossly irregular and
cannot stand up to scrutiny," it added.
In a separate article, the Sunday Mail quoted Justice Minister Patrick
Chinamasa as saying the Zanu-PF had rejected an offer from Mr
Tsvangirai to form a national unity government.
The Zanu-PF complaint came hours after the ZEC declared the final
results of last week's Senate election. It said Mr Mugabe's party had
won 30 seats, with the combined opposition taking the same number.
In the lower house, opposition parties took 109 seats, while Zanu-PF
won just 97 - the first time it has failed to win a majority since
independence from the UK in 1980.
Court challenge
Earlier on Saturday, the High Court postponed a hearing on a case
bought by the opposition MDC that demanded the ZEC publish the
presidential election results. The case is now due to be heard at 1200
on Sunday (1000 GMT).
On Saturday Mr Tsvangirai claimed victory for the first time since the
vote, saying figures posted outside polling stations confirmed he had
reached the required threshold of more than 50% of the vote to win
outright - making a run-off unnecessary.
"In the run-off, violence will just be the new weapon to reverse the
people's win," he told a news conference.
"In this regard, we know that thousands of army recruits are being
recruited, militants are being rehabilitated and some few claiming to
be war veterans are already on the warpath."
"I am calling on President Mugabe to begin a dialogue with me, to
begin the process of a peaceful, orderly and democratic transition,"
he added.
Mr Mugabe, 84, came to power 28 years ago at independence on a wave of
optimism.
But in recent years Zimbabwe has been plagued by the world's highest
inflation, as well as acute food and fuel shortages, which
correspondents say have driven many voters to back the opposition.
