that is what farai marapira _ is patently false.are is shingai nyoka. i asked her how we reconcile two very opposing views of the recent elections in zimbabwe. our correspondent in harare is shingai nyoka. elections in zimbabwe. as you mentioned, president emmerson mnangagwa was essentially sidestepped the that poll was rigged and that he had lost. he is ready to assume his second and final term in office. but there is still growing criticism. we have heard criticism from the international observers at the carter centre, also adding its voicing that it concurred with the assessment by others. and it said that the chances of declaring this election successful art dimming. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has also added his concerns about the arrest of election monitors as well as the reports of voter intimidation. and so, as zanu pf says, there is a course for the opposition. nelson chamisa, who is the leader of the opposition, has said that they are tallying the votes, votes which he said are vastly different from what th

we speak now to the spokesperson forzanu pf, farai marapira. welcome to the programme. in the voting? vote-rigging or irregularities in the voting?— vote-rigging or irregularities in the votin? , ., , ., ., the voting? these matters are legal matters. zanu-pf, _ the voting? these matters are legal matters. zanu-pf, our _ the voting? these matters are legal matters. zanu-pf, our tallies - the voting? these matters are legal matters. zanu-pf, our tallies have l matters. zanu—pf, our tallies have shown that they are in tandem with the results i have been given, so we won't have a problem with the numbers that are given. but if there's any problem, then there legal challenges for the courts. if there were any problems with the results i have come out, we advise that they go to the courts and seek redress. fist that they go to the courts and seek redress. �* , ., , that they go to the courts and seek redress. �* , . , ., , redress. at the very least, it was sli . htl redress. at the very least, it was slightly unusual, _ redress. at the very least, it was slightly unusual, yo

we spoke earlier to zanu pf spokesperson, farai marapira who rejects claims that zimbabwe's electionell, these matters are legal matters. at zanu—pf, our tallies have shown they're in tandem with the results that have been given by zec. so we do not have a problem with the numbers that zec has given out. but if the ccc has got any problem, then their legal challenge that is over with the courts... if they have got any problems with the results that have come out, we advise that they go to the courts and they seek redress. at zanu—pf, we are not zec. i think maybe we need to make that clear. zec faced a lot of challenges which we understand. and allow me to say this, all these challenges that were happening at polling stations, they were also affecting our voters at zanu—pf. there are no polling stations where you find only one party have been voted for. at every polling station, there were votes for zanu—pf, they were votes for ccc, albeit in different numbers. if you really look at it, we have had the most peaceful election. we have really developed our democracy. these allegations