Vote counting for the 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election information
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This article gives details about the vote counting system for the 2008 Zimbabwe presidential election
In its preliminary report on 30 March, the SADC observer mission gave the election a positive assessment, although it noted some concerns. Jose Marcos Barrica, the head of the mission, described the election as "a peaceful and credible expression of the will of the people of Zimbabwe." He said that it was free of violence and intimidation. Two members of the mission dissented from the group's report, however.[1]
On 30 March, Tendai Biti claimed victory for the MDC at a news conference, saying that the party held the lead based on partial and unofficial results and that the trend was "irreversible".[2] According to the MDC, results from 35% of polling stations (as posted on the doors of the polling stations) showed Tsvangirai with 67% of the vote. Leaders of the security forces and government officials had warned the opposition against announcing unofficial results.[3] Presidential spokesman George Charamba said that if Tsvangirai's next step, after announcing unofficial results and declaring himself the victor, was to declare himself President, then that would be considered "a coup d'état and we all know how coups are handled". Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission expressed concern at the MDC's announcement of "purported results of the poll when in fact the results are being verified and collated", and it urged the people to be patient.[4] Biti said that the MDC did not wait on the Electoral Commission's results because it did not trust the commission and did not consider it to be independent.[1]
^ ab"Zimbabwe vote 'credible'", Reuters and Sapa-AFP (The Star, South Africa), 31 March 2008.
^"MDC pre-empts ZEC, claims victory", AFP (newzimbabwe.com), 29 March 2008. Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^"Zimbabwe's opposition party claims early election lead", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 30 March 2008.
^Ezekiel Chiwara, "Zimbabwe: MDC Announces Lead in Poll", The Zimbabwe Guardian (allAfrica.com), 30 March 2008.
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