Verbatim report of press conference held by MDC president Nelson Chamisa this afternoon:
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Chamisa responds to question on Mugabe by saying he doesn’t know if he voted for him. His possible support doesn’t make him an ally
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Chamisa says he would not attend Mnangagwa inauguration
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On election results as well as SADC, Chamisa says Zimbabwe hasn’t known peace for 38 years. We are back to where we were in 2008
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Question on SADC. Chamisa says he is in the process of engaging Cyril Ramaphosa
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Chamisa refuses to say when they will be filing a court challenge only saying we have one of the finest legal teams in Africa
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Chamisa refuses to reveal his strategy going forward. We must be transparent but we cannot be naked
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Journalists are asking Chamisa to share proof of rigging and how he will “fight” Mnangagwa who has police and military on his side
Chamisa: You may think that. We have institutions that support the will of the people
He Continues with the claim that ZEC rigged results and refuses to allow them to verify
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Questions and answer session now. A journalist asks what MDC makes of an independent tally by an NGO observer group which corroborates ZEC results.
Chamisa says he doesn’t know what the journalist is talking about. Sticks to his original figure. Has political reasons for not giving final figure
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Nelson Chamisa addressing journalists in Harare. (Carien du-Plessis)
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Chamisa: We do not believe in violence even if we have the capacity to resort to arms
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Chamisa: We will pursue all legal and constitutional routes because Mnangagwa cannot form a government. Also appeals to international community to support “the credentials of democracy”
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Chamisa: We are not accepting fake results. We want a proper result to be announced
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Chamisa questions turn out rates which ZEC said was 75% for parliamentary results and 84% for presidential
COMMENTS
did odinga attend uhuru’s inauguration after the disputed poll outcome? did odinga’s abscond change the outcome? after swearing himself in uhuru park as the winner, did it change anything?