(Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP)Harare: Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Tuesday demanded fresh elections supervised by neighbouring countries, digging in on its rejection of last week’s polls that saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa win re-election and his long-ruling ZANU-PF party retain its majority in a vote criticized by international observers. President Cyril Ramaphosa of neighbouring South Africa has already congratulated Mnangagwa’s government on the elections, as has Namibian leader Hage Geingob. Although SADC’s observer mission criticized the elections, the body doesn’t have a history of interfering to force a rerun. Opposition spokesman Siziba also didn’t rule out approaching the courts, saying the party “will employ all necessary measures” to ensure there is a fair election. They accused Mnangagwa’s administration and the ruling party of weaponizing the police and courts to arrest opposition figures, ban and break up opposition party rallies, and intimidate its supporters.
