Zimbabwe’s president says the scenes of riot police dispersing journalists waiting for an opposition briefing « have no place in our society. »
Zimbabwe’s president says the scenes of riot police dispersing journalists waiting for an opposition briefing « have no place in our society. »
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Twitter says authorities are « urgently investigating » the events as journalists awaited opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, who has rejected the results of Monday’s election.
Mnangagwa was declared the winner with just over 50% of the vote.
The president says that « we won the election freely and fairly, and have nothing to hide or fear. »
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