saying he could not endorse those who have illegally taken power is that the opposition's nelson chamisa was the only viable candidate. elections in mali as well voters are choosing the next president to the vote has been mobbed by an attack apparently aimed at a polling station in the north of the country militants five ten mortars near the city of condell so far no casualties have been reported and most are being described as flaming tornadoes have destroyed entire neighborhoods in northern california u.s. police say at least five people have been killed by these wildfires including two children seventeen others are missing in the city of reading all those the headlines coming up next on al-jazeera it's inside story. a turning point in zimbabwe the ruling party is put to the test in the first election without robert mugabe for forty years but the former president who was overthrown last year makes a surprise appearance and refuses to back his successor this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. millions of zimbabweans who have lived for years under relentless poverty corru

amisom and gaga and leader of the opposition movement for democratic change nelson chamisa when i was an ally of robert mugabe for decades until the former president sacked him prompting the coup that then so mugabe ousted and installed in his place now is a young lawyer and pastor who replaced opposition still was morgan chang after his death in february he's proof popular among young people particularly in the cities and on sunday he received an unlikely endorsement from no other mugabe himself let's go live to harm with tasm who's in harare tell us more about the atmosphere there and of course turnout in the election today. well generally they've been long lines outside polling stations all day across the country and the official of the commission have said they've been some issues here and there but they say the voting went smoothly the e.u. election observer mission said the problems they saw at some of the polling stations this is too early to tell whether it's the just to call issues or is deliberate what they're going to do now is meet other election observers compare notes an

if we can envision a scenario by which nelson chamisa would prevail in the election. what happens then if the party is as disorganized as it may be after the death of morgan change what happens for nelson chamisa if he were to prevail i think in the unlikely event of course that he did then it would be having this conversation but i think the water the other guest has just suggested on just link to your question tells you that that unfortunately makes a slice of life one like you for the opposition the only question i thought it was for me the advantage of. the income and i fully ha's is not really is that is he partly rounded and seemed to be the guy who dared take on mugabe so therefore. they're very likely bound to be both in rural zimbabwe i'm wondering about who are likely to give him the benefit of the doubt but beyond that i think that you're misses and others. and i don't know what happened in my book except for the more recent perhaps one month sort of avoided oh or did not make the best use of the traditional rural base which basically is traditionally enjoy

chamisaing to nelson is for the army, it could be a problem. nelson chamisa has said he won. that is the problem. the poll is not over. that also might also be some problems on the side of the opposition. >> what difference do you think would be the intervention of rubbermaid -- robert mugabe be? whole, we can say he has favored emmerson mnangagwa. emmerson mnangagwa has tried to distance himself from robert moog obvious legacy -- robert mugabe's legacy. he has not supported emmerson mnangagwa all along. ,e supported another candidate who is one of the 23 candidates. large, i cannot say what his intervention would be. i do not think it would be much. your time andor analysis. thank you for coming in. vote counting is underway and mali. butas calm in some areas, there were problems in the central and north. some polling stations work able to open. the president, who has seen his popularity wane, is seeking a second term. we have a report. up the votes as the polls close in mali. some two dozen candidates are contesting the president's election. .ome polling stations disrupted

nelson chamisa.elson chamisa but will it help or into him with the country and a memory of violence. it might explain robert mugabe's cautious response. —— nelson chamisa. mr mugabe's wishes have to be respected but as the me i am going to accept any voter with open hands and a open heart. down here, any alliance with robert mugabe is potentially toxic for the opposition. these are the most graves —— mass graves from robert mugabe times. translation: ijust wish we could find the remains of those who were killed so we could bury them respectfully but everything else is in the past now. nothing that happens now will bring them back. tonight in harare, president emmerson mnangagwa seized on mugabe's intervention, ignoring his own role in past actions. you can his own role in past actions. you ca n vote his own role in past actions. you can vote for mugabe under the guise of nelson chamisa of all you vote for a new country under my leadership. the fall in despot hungry to justify himself, he is out of po

i think it is just chamisa. vote for them. so what is there? i think it isjust chamisa.l that help or hinder him ina chamisa. will that help or hinder him in a country that has such a long memory of brutality under the maghaberrys. this is what robert mugabe‘s thugs once did to nelson chamisa. it might explain his cautious response to the endorsement. mr mugabe's wishes are his wishes and they have to be respected. but i am going to accept any respected. but i am going to accept a ny voter respected. but i am going to accept any voter with open hand and an open heart. the violence of the past has haunted this election. down here, any alliance with robert mugabe is toxic for the opposition. these are the mass graves of some of the thousands killed when maghaberry unleashed terror soon after independence. this woman‘s father disappeared during the terror.” just wish we could find the remains of those killed so we could bury them respectfully. but everything else is in the past now. nothing that happens now will bring them back. but the night in harare, president zadawi gas

nelson chamisa says he's winning esoundingly. first to the u.s. state of virginia where the first trial is set to begin later this tuesday in robert mueller's 14-month probe into weather donald trump's 2016 election campaign conspired with russia to help put him in the white house. trump's ex-campaign chief paul manna for the faces 18 criminal accounts including bank fraud. >> he was once a man in the shadows, a behind the scenes political operative who advised wealthy clients around the world. now the spotlight is directly on paul manna forth. -- manafort. he will become the first of donald trump's aide to stand trial in the russian meddleling in the 2016 election. a turn of events his former boss says is unfair. >> i tell you i feel badly about it. they went back 12 years to get things he did things 12 years ago? >> in 2016, he was the director of trump's presidential campaign. after three months forced to resign over involvement in a ukrainian corruption case. he is accused of receiving secret payments for work as a consultant for a former pro-

throwing his support behind the opposition's candidate nelson chamisa the man who succeeded mugabe and november emerson and then god was promising to revive the economy it's been in tatters following mugabe's thirty seven years in power. joining us now from zimbabwe's capital of more tacit she's there for us in how to turn out shaping up now about a couple of hours into voting right. well the lines are getting longer and longer they've been a few problems like people going to the wrong polling stations but on the whole is to be going fairly well fairly smoothly you can see the people walking the tents the ballot boxes behind they put in the ballot papers in those ballot boxes and the lines are getting longer and longer there are some of the voters they mainly young people under the age of fifty and when you talk to them their main issue is the economy the poor state of the economy they say some of us have university degrees but we can't get jobs because companies have been closed for nearly two decades because of some of the policies that the country has adopted when robert mugabe was

party and opposition leader nelson chamisa a lawyer and pastor. now in a rare public appearance on the eve of the election mugabe said his successor and former ally took power illegally he said he would vote for opposition leader nelson chamisa rather than the ruling party that he led for decades but he did encourage zimbabweans to accept the election results regardless of which party emerges victorious the many hope that the elections will bring long overdue change his way which is suffering from high unemployment and economy in meltdown. melanie core of the bollen adrian krishna sent us this report from harare. and tending our granny with. her effigy that is something quite extraordinary campaign events like this one organized by the opposition m.d.c. party used to be extremely dangerous brutal crackdowns by the government was commonplace that was would you know. i was beaten up and had to spend three months in hospital i was bedridden and could only eat porridge my back was badly injured and i thought i would never be able to become a father bu

i think it's just chamisa.ndorsement of sorts for nelson chamisa, but will that help or hinder him in a country with such a long memory of brutality under the mugabes? in fact, this was what robert mugabe's thugs once did to nelson chimesa. —— nelson chamisa. it might explain his cautious response to the endorsement. mr mugabe's wishes are his wishes. they have to be respected but, as for me, i am going to accept any voter with open hands and an open heart. the violence of the past has haunted this election. down here, in rural matabeleland, any alliance with robert mugabe is potentially toxic for the opposition. these are the mass graves of some of the thousands killed when mugabe unleashed terror soon after independence. this woman's father disappeared during the terror. translation: ijust wish we could find the remains of those who were killed so that we can bury them respectfully, but everything else is in the past now. nothing that happens now will bring them back. but tonight in harare, president mnangagw

alliance candidate nelson chamisa cast his ballot a short time ago and it's the first election since the more gobby era and the former president's thrown his support behind forty year old chimney's a well the man who succeeded mugabe in the vendor emerson and god was promising to revive the economy which he said believes the people will vote for change. big reception for the. people who spoke to the people speaking and it's clear that the voters are one for one for freedom and one for democracy and one renewed. one with do you. really. well joining us now from zimbabwe's capital harare has a house the vote timing out looking like. well they've been a few issues like people going to the wrong polling stations but on the whole things have been going well and we seeing in some areas lines are getting longer and longer here are some of the voters mainly young people if you speak to almost everyone all people in the line they say things like their biggest concern is the state of the economy they want to improve they want to improve this area is called as one of the oldest townships and th

so will be a busy and exciting day over here so a very busy and very excited crowd there no nelson chamisa is challenging and resentment and god what's their message to the voters not on the. best candidates are really advocates for change and zimbabwe and this is exactly what the voters are looking for they're hoping for a free a less corrupt and of course economically it's. striving country difficult tasks to attain. mine god has promised he will move on from them in iraq he will make the country less corrupt and economically strong but remember he was part of the very government that has been responsible for this disastrous state of pecan to me and four by end oppression and we have to me so who has promised at the centralization of power and big changes when it comes to the infrastructure also a bullet train a very speedy one but he is no doubt not planning when he's taking the money for that so we shall see and of course he will be struggling with the economy as well. and let's not forget as well that's him bob wayne has had a long history of election violence and voter intimidation a

the leader of the main opposition nelson chamisa says he welcomes every vote he can get it is not made judy is it kind of going to choose what are we going to this election to choose what it is we are going to be just so if someone says they are likely to have a favorable disposition in my favor we're mine to deny that extra vote that will make the fundamental win that we want when. the ninety four year old says being forced from office by the army was unconstitutional it is one of the last race in print or an african literature to support the sayings that have influence in the ruling party and what he says could influence how some people vote. and the opposition alliance have pulled in relatively large crowds at campaign rallies some analysts say monday's election could be a tight race that was a major weakness might be the fact that he may have some people supporters will be sympathetic to robert mugabe and this will mean a force for him and may decide for for the opposition also some use on the other hand as a primary challenge of having had to have a quick fire campaign a divided o

well opposition leader nelson chamisa says monday's vote isn't about former president. well apologies for that will bring you that clip a little bit earlier on the opposition leader there in zimbabwe commenting on some of the things we heard from the former president robert mugabe refusing to endorse his own party a little bit earlier on when out east fourteen people including five children have been killed in a strong shallow earthquake on the indonesian island of long walk more than one hundred sixty others were injured when the six point four magnitude quake hit early in the morning indonesia's government is urging everyone to stay calm step boston has more from jakarta. it was seven am on the island of lombok when you earthquake struck me and many ran outside immediately dozens of others were injured by falling good grief when their homes started to collapse some couldn't escape in time. to receive on the neighboring island of bali ran out of the hotels but no earthquake damage is reported there longbox is also a popular tourist destination and nearly eight hundred

and bob boys main opposition leader says he's ready to form the next government else and chamisa says his movement for democratic change is done exceedingly well and results from more than ten thousand polling booths but his main rival president i'm assuming god was also making positive noises what's being described as a tight race out of the toss the reports from how. counting has started in what some are calling zimbabwe's historic election is the first photo with god be on the ballot in nearly four decades. the man who is now in charge president in a similar promise of the general elections period will be peaceful. or doing today is feasible i will no doubt the end of. the main opposition leader nelson chamisa says he's confident of winning by more than sixty percent if the polls are free and flee their people have spoken the people are speaking and it's clear that the vote is a vote for victory one for freedom and one for democracy and one for a new zimbabwe robert mugabe voted in an opposition stronghold in harare the day before the election he says he would not. or the rulings o

now many are hoping for a fresh start with a new president the preacher and lawyer nelson chamisa. i was there. was what it was there like this is no wonder you don't know what they're going. to the past is never far behind in zimbabwe the country's economy has collapsed down by high unemployment hype and nation and binion's and foreign that is the legacy of thirty eight years of rule by the party. now is to have the military having our president up at home. and i and my son mom and dad why then take over and now at seventy five years old he wants to continue running the country. although he is a former vice president and was part of the very system that brought the country to the brink of collapse when he got what promises a break from the book of iraq and news and bob way just like his opponents he likes to portray himself as an advocate for change. tearing his short time in office moment god has opened his country up to her own investment and planted said. great freedom. but doesn't believe his sudden change of heart of the governing party and that's president he acknowledges so

ok so there's a lot going on there today now nelson chamisa is challenging and resentment. what's their message to the voters. well both candidates are really promising change on every level when it comes to the economy which is of course in their distrust in a horrible state. where they're promising a change when it comes to human rights they're promising that they will tackle corruption it's a difficult task to fulfill both though if you think about it one and gaga has been part of the very administration of the very group that has been responsible for oppression beating down people for torturing them if they didn't agree with what the party was doing and also when it comes to the economy he was of course part of the very very administration that is responsible for the economy to be in such a horrendous state and the hole that mugabe has dark is quite a deep one a difficult task to climb out of it when it comes to jimmy said he is also an advocate for change he is saying that he's going to be centralized power that he's going to give more power to the different color to u

ninety four year old from voting in the capital harare or endorsing the opposition candidate nelson chamisa jimmie's has already cry foul accusing the election commission of impeding the vote in areas is a main challenger to current president and the same man gaga he served for decades under mugabe with polls suggesting a tight race. a chief observer of the year election mission broke says his team will be assessing the impact of long voting delays in open areas we have to see that in the election of station itself which was in all the cases. so far we could check it until now we have got compared to notes with other gay sions have not an overview but we have two hundred forty people on the ground to visit to between seven and nine hundred. polling stations but we have to see that in some cases i have seen it personally where people have a two to six hours because of bad. organization and to be have to find out whether this is the capability in certain police stations of the people who target of the local people or just has a certain pattern because we've seen specially in neighborhoods tha

opposition to nelson chamisa says monday's vote isn't about the former president please leave me alone mr when and how in your zambia people deal with your old man you know you have disappointed him is so disappointing that please make your way make your amends with him i have nothing to do with what president mugabe would want to say is of what is this it is that it is not my duty as a candidate to going to choose what are we going to this election to choose what candidate we are going to be chosen so if someone says they are likely to have a favorable disposition in my favor why am i to deny that extra vote that will make the fundamental win that we want women. well malcolm webb has been speaking to voters and sent us this report from blown away a second largest city. zimbabweans will be voting in the first presidential election in nearly forty years with former leader robert mugabe on the ballot paper he was pushed out by the military in november his right hand man took over president emerson and god were and he's the presidential candidate for the ruling zanny p.f. party ever since

arrived ata young leader nelson chamisa arrived at a local school to vote.ow is it going? is it going well? very good, he said. nelson chamisa, just after voting, it is chaotic, but it is democracy, as zimbabwe has never known it before. a few moments later i caught up with him again. will you accept the result even if you lose? i have told you that we are not losing in this election, we are not losing in this election, we are winning this election. i am not interested in impossibility. you are confident. we will win to the extent that it confident. we will win to the extent thatitis confident. we will win to the extent that it is a free and fair election. it has been a hard road to this place. the mess at zimbabwe became is rooted in the struggle against white minority rule. thousands were killed. before independence brought hope. but the heroes of liberation became despots. zimbabwe might have become an enduring success story. but over time ordinary lives became hostage to the terror of robert mugabe's1—party rule. millions fled, like this man, who spent 1

to zimbabwe now where opposition leader nelson chamisa has been reported to the police for holding an unlawful press conference on the eve of monday's election when campaigning is not allowed. to received an endorsement from an unlikely source former president robert mugabe who said he was the only viable candidate son of p.f. leader and current president. has accused the pair of striking a deal from harare a remote tussle reports. it's the second time robert mugabe has spoken to reporters since he was forced from office last november his reappearance hours before monday's general election was a surprise so was what he said he says he won't be voting for the real exotic vs the party he laid for so long or endorse his taxes i am assuming that. it's. very him do you see. there's. going to remembrance of him or for really might. like to ease. i think it's. the leader of the main opposition nelson chamisa says he welcomes every vote he can get it is not made. going to choose what we're going to this election to choose what it is we're going to be just so if someone says they are likely to

chamisa on voting day? he's being accused now by all the local papers, especially the state papers, of holding hands with mr. mugabe. some even go as far as to say that his campaign was fund by the mugabes. of course none of this -- this is all fabrication. no one has been able to put any single center or dollar trail to the doors of the mdc but it does make a difference to the campaign style. having said, that this is by far, george, the most peaceful election this country has seen in a long, long time. the crowds we saw, the crowds you just witnessed, were all passing each other without throwing stones at each other or without any sort of malicious intent. so as far as the voting that will happen this day, it remains to be seen whether the people will still feel free to make their choice democratically. >> and let's talk just a bit about that. what this election means, this changing of the guard with mr. mugabe not on the ballot this time. it is a striking difference from your reporting, from what we've s

emmerson mnangagwa of the ruling zanu—pf is up against nelson chamisa of the movement for democraticitor fergal keane reports from the capital harare. just a year ago they believed democracy was a sham, a rigged exercise designed to keep an ageing tyrant in power. but today felt like something very different. african laughter, and the high hopes of long—suffering people. i would like to be employed. and i would like some medicine. i would like people to go to school, more schools, more clinics, morejobs for everyone. this day i am very hopeful for a new zimbabwe. i am very happy that i am able to make a change. my decision is being considered for a better zimbabwe. i am happy and hopeful. it was peaceful across zimbabwe, in the rural areas of matebeleland, and in midlands province, where the man who overthrew the regime cast his vote. once an enforcer for robert mugabe, he is gambling that voters will want change. the process for campaigning was peaceful. voting today is peaceful. i will not doubt that the end process of the entire electoral process will remain peaceful. in the capit

opposition leader nelson chamisa say they are confident of winning. is also waiting for these results in the capital harare so what's happened we expected these results election commission them said themselves said they would be released an hour ago but now we're not saying why they. needed another thirty minutes before they can start releasing the results they do have this is. probably released in the back problems by province so it will take a while then they'll take a break maybe for a couple of days and then come back with received another batch of results to guarantee. results today both. parties and the opposition m.d.c. is. going to win what we hearing and from indications we've seen from some of the polling agents they say that the ruling parties and did very well in the rural areas and the opposition is doing well in the urban areas the key thing to watch now is once we get a final result that will be the person who listens. to meet. the current opposition will be happy about this number of accusations already of one we having on that front.

nelson chamisa himself was not spared. about to board a flight. he says little has changed. i want to disabuse you of this falls impression of the changed environment. there is a lot of talk, but no more. violence? yes, there is soft violence, there is technical violence. soft violence, they going to re m ote violence. soft violence, they going to remote areas and people are being subject to abuse. you don't get food if you don't support zanu pf. this is an election like no other, conducted in an environment that appears to have open from the past. international observers are on the ground, some for the first time in i6 ground, some for the first time in 16 years. this is a wounded nation, desperate to move forward, and eager on 30 july to take that first step. one of germany's star football players, mesut 0zil, says he will no longer play for the national team. in a long and heartfelt statement on twitter, he also accused the german football association of racism. 0zil, who plays for arsenal and is of turkish origin, has

longtime authoritarian leader robert mugabe was asked it from power last year opposition leader nelson chamisa has threatened to protest if monday's vote is manipulators is accusing the country's electoral commission of bias and a lack of transparency cheney said faces a very close race against president. who's hoping to win a full term of his own after succeeding. polls show me with a very small lead but many voters are still on to fight it's. correspondent. is in harare for me on the story of the early elections will take place on monday what is planned for today. there is a lot planned for today and even for happening already right behind me there at the two rallies happening by both the center p.f. to. ruling party and the opposition m.d.c. i'm right now be at the stadium you see behind me is where madam gaga is going to be addressing his voters the people of the supporters of the senate here shortly convincing them to really put the cross next to his name on monday and not far away from here chamisa will be of course addressing his supporters as well there are tens of thousands of people

nelson chamisa was not spared.nged. there isa said that little has changed. there is a false impression of a changed environment. there is a lot of talk. violence? yes, soft violence, technical violence. soft violence, you go into the wrong areas. people are being subjected to abuse. you cannot get food if you do not support zanu—pf. cannot get food if you do not support zanu-pf. this is an election like no other. it is conducted in an environment that appears to have broken from the past. international observers are on the ground. some, for the first time in 16 years. but zimbabwe's for the first time in 16 years. but zimba bwe's credibility rests for the first time in 16 years. but zimbabwe's credibility rests on an outcome that will be accepted by all. this is a wounded nation desperate to move forward and jaeger onjuly 30 desperate to move forward and jaeger on july 30 to desperate to move forward and jaeger onjuly 30 to take that first step. —— and eager on july onjuly 30 to take that first step. —— and eager

will decide on a president and a parliament on monday ahead of the vote opposition leader nelson chamisa is accusing the country's electoral commission of bias and a lack of transparency is all. so threatening protests if the vote is seen to be manipulated he's up against president. who's hoping to win a full term after replacing mugabi polls show with a small lead but many voters remain undecided. correspondent is in harare for us adrian you're at the emerson man and dog was a campaign event what is he promising the voters and is there any indication that his links to mugabe could potentially hurt him here. god was trying to portray himself as a reformer as somebody who wants to change the governing party that has been running the country since independence for thirty eight years now and he's been actually showing some positive signs in that direction he's been touring the world trying to tell investors that the bop was open for business they should come here this isn't use in buffalo also within the country there were some changes you can see much less security forces in the country ri

and in terms of nelson chamisa, we have said he is very popular among the young.d that he could be elected? widodo at this stage. it depends how many young people are voted ——a registered to vote. —— we don't know. even though 45% of those registered our young people, we don't know. it remains to be seen, when they start counting the ballots. for now, thank you very much forjoining us. later in the cabinet business reefing, we will look at the zimbabwean economy and getting an expert view on how that because it could be turned around. —— later in the business briefing. huge wildfires are continuing to burn in california. 12,000 firefighters are currently tackling 17 major blazes. six people are now known to have died near the town of redding, as peter saull reports. homes reduced to ash. entire community is forced to flee in northern california, still, the fire rages on. an area bigger than san francisco has already been wiped out and the number killed is rising. there has been a fourth victim identified as a result of the fire consuming a residence. follows the d

nelson chamisa just after voting. zimbabwe has never known it before. a few moments later, i caught up with him again. will you accept the result, even if you lose? i have told you that we are not losing in this election, we are winning this election. so i am not interested in impossibilities. so you are confident? we will win this election, to the extent that it is a free and fair election, particularly in the rural areas. it is a done deal. it has been a hard road to this place. to ensure its free and fair, hundreds of observers have been deployed. are you happy? so far, so good and we trust in the process. the coming days will reveal the winner and may prove the ultimate test of zi m ba bwe winner and may prove the ultimate test of zimbabwe pompous back —— zimbabwe's test of zimbabwe pompous back —— zimba bwe's democracy. for members of the russian punk group pussy riot say they were detained again after their world cup protest. the match was being watched by vladimir putin and other world leaders. to the philippen

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party scene voting here and opposition leader nelson chamisa a lawyer and pastor after casting their votes both candidates expressed hope for a democratic and peaceful election. there's no doubt that if they're not programmed to run a genuine and not to bust the guy i think one victory sets in for the people that people have spoken the people are speaking and it's clear that the vote is a vote for victory for freedom of what for democracy at work for a new zimbabwe i mean to be. really was basically to what to do is. i moved out and the presence of the. digital presence would have been. this landmark election comes just months after a long time leader robert mugabe was hell stood by the army mugabe resurfaced on the eve of the election he declared he would vote for all position leader nelson chamisa rather than his former party zanu p.f. but he did encourage them to accept the election result regardless of which party emerges victorious. let's go live now to d.w. seder increase through standing by in the zimbabwean capital harare this is a historic day for zimbabweans what's happenin

longtime aboard tarion leader robert mugabe was ousted from power last year opposition leader nelson chamisahas threatened protests if monday's vote is manipulated he's accusing the country's electoral commission of bias and on lack of transparency. faces a very close race against president emerson and who's hoping to win a full term of his own after succeeding mugabi polls show many god while with a very small lead but many voters are still undecided. correspond to a drink in harare for us adrian you're at the emerson men and campaign event what is the promising the voters and is there any indication that his links to mugabe could potentially hurt him here well anderson when god was trying to portray himself as a reformer as somebody who wants to change the governing party that has been running the country since independence for thirty eight years now and he's been actually showing some positive signs of the direction he's been touring the world trying to tell investors that the bob was open for business they should come here this is in use in buffalo also within the country there were some

nelson chamisa just after voting. chaotic, but it is democracy as zimbabwe has never known it before. a few moments later, i caught up with him again. will you accept the result, even if you lose? i have told you that we are not losing in this election, we are winning this election. so i am not interested in impossibilities. so you are confident? we will win this election, to the extent that it is a free and fair election, particularly in the rural areas. it is a done deal. it has been a hard road to this place. the mess that zimbabwe became is rooted in the bitter struggle against white minority rule. thousands were killed before independence brought hope. but the heroes of liberation became despots. zimbabwe might have become an enduring success story but, over time, ordinary lives became hostage to the terror of robert mugabe's one—party rule. millions fled, like this man, who spent 15 years in exile in britain. now he has come back as an election observer. i think this is what it should have been. this is what eve

some already celebrated outside the party headquarters in harare they insist they can said nelson chamisa has won the presidential election they say they want accept any result that says otherwise the opposition is threatening to go to court if they don't win this election some are even threatening to protest they also say they have their own set of results which shows they say that they have won and they say that happy with the results military commission they could release them if they do that they could break the law and they have been warned by that a commission not to do it and if they do they'll be arrested. still ahead for you on the program the first trial of robert melissa russia investigation gets underway with tronics campaign manager for man a fort in the dark. and australia sent hundreds of firefighters to help california deal with blazes reading throughout the state. hello and welcome back so look at weather across indochina china and taiwan is really across parts of indochina where things are looking pretty wet at the moment some heavy rain still coming in here particularly

confidence from nelson chamisa, when are we likely to get a result? said he is ready to form a new government. but we heard from zimbabwe's government. but we heard from zimba bwe's electoral commission saying it will start announcing some results in the next few hours, and those would possibly the parliamentary results first and not presidential. at the same time the electoral commission has asked zimbabwe and is to remain peaceful and said there has been an element 01’ and said there has been an element oran and said there has been an element or an atmosphere of peace throughout this election period, and also police have urged all members or supporters of the various political parties to shun any form of violence while the country waits for the official result to be announced. we also heard from the electoral commission, saying it can guarantee and it is confident there has not been any rigging or cheating that has taken place and also said it will not subvert the will of the people. thank you. "wow" — that's how geraint thomas summed up his feeling

change.hink this demonrates >> chamisa! chamisa! >> ray: there has been a joyous energy about the campaign, generated by one man. nelson chamisa has vowed to end 40 years of one party rule. >> victory's set in. we have won. >> ray: but hope dashed by defeat might yet be a combustible combination. there is no mistaking the confidence or the excitementou arnd chamisa. he says he will not accept defeat.th and at also makes this a dangerous moment for z dbabwe. if you't win, will there be trouble? e ll there be violence? you've said therll be chaos. t possibility-- i can't tell. peop have their own right. i'll try as much as possible to leave people in peace. >> ray: there were no cheering crowds for president emmerson mnanagawa. rahe's, too, posed as a lir, from the specter of zimbabwe's past, who cast his vote and what lile weight he has left-- behind the opposition. more than 5-million ll have their say today. but this election will be won and lost in the countryside. this is robert mugabe's, birthplaceere they're used to voting as t