been drawn towards the m.d.c. alliance because i think they have never really experienced a single way that. is not in economic to move. this crisis that we have for example has been running for close to twenty years and if you're eighteen for example you're born smack in the middle of a crisis and used to living with it up to now so i think a lot of people a little young people putting their. they their most in. introducing some sort of new dispensation that is way different from the current over that we know. because the last time smoke and a strong economy for all intents and purposes was nine hundred ninety seven so you could understand the divide between the young the middle and or the elderly. you know you spoke the words of one of our you to commentary is thinking almost exactly about here tweeting and or excuse me being on you tube writing and saying i would love to see cheney say get elected because of him being relatively younger and then more relatable to the public do to say do you agree without. i do we are at

a behavior of those who have lost it is for this reason not to want to underscore that is an m.d.c. alliance but for the past two three days we have been subjected to all sorts of virus meant persecution intimidation in fact just yesterday our offices were invaded we don't know what reason because they wanted to take some information the reason why probably they want to take information from us is because they wanted to try and destroy the evidence that we have in terms of our part of what the tabulation which you have collected across the whole country unfortunately we have all become so they did not take everything we already have that information is stored which is going to be very useful for the veracity or far out what we are alleging i must also underscore that most of our leaders have been visited some have been threatened in the various provinces or not conned of them having participated in an election we are not a militia we are not a military organization where democratic organization we do not believe in violence we do not believe in and we do not believe in use of we point of war

violence and unlawfully announcing election results tendai biti of the m.d.c. alliance was arrested on thursday after being denied asylum in zambia his bail conditions include paying five thousand dollars to the court and surrendering his passport is also banned from addressing rallies or talking to the media until the case is ended mr aris is a former finance minister from the short lived government of national unity he had sought political asylum in neighboring zambia which was refused param a tartar has the latest from harare. tendai biti has been charged with breaking the electoral law he gave a press conference where he announced nelson chamisa the main opposition leader had won the elections and as a winner only electoral commission can announce results he's also been charged with causing public violence last week during protests it's alleged that he told opposition supporters to burn cars and destroy property in harare an allegation he denies the judge has also told him that he cannot address press conferences or rallies until the matter is finished in court the

the opposition m.d.c. alliance has three days to respond sunny have officials say the opposition has no case and they want the inauguration to happen as soon as possible so what's going to happen next the judges will meet they could either stay in. the election and he has to be sworn into office within forty eight hours they could order a recount or they could order a free selection which has to take place within sixty days the native officials say the opposition case has no merit there is no sound argument. to challenge the electoral vote. use normal legal grounds to challenge one is not complied with the typical rules of the court and secondly the case is normal there is another court case happening tonight bt a senior official in the m.d.c. alliance is appearing in court he was arrested last week in charged with public violence and breaking the electoral law in terms of electoral law it's there that he gave a press conference where he told the media that nelson chamisa than the main opposition leader had won the

i think there's so many things that the m.d.c. alliance for example. as for before the election from sick. during the election and after the election and i think what is pretty much seen is that segued has not been responding positively to many of the things that have been brought up but by the m.d.c. alliance so who when i for example speak of an election not being free and fair i'm looking at very critical points as in holland the votes are counted but even more before the election i'm looking at the state media was biased towards an epiphany government which has been the case since ninety day and definitely it was an issue where throughout the campaign both women and gaga and she used the power of incumbency to the maximum and created a situation where you couldn't really tell the difference between government and party functions and things of that nature so i think fundamentally this election looks free and fair but i think when we went we're going to results have been released and we look back on everything that might be a lot of critical things t

the paperwork on wednesday they want the court to reject the petition filed by the opposition m.d.c. alliance last week its leader nelson chamisa accuses me of rigging the presidential vote let's go live now to her home in. sorrow. as far as these papers what happens next. will the opposition has three days to respond in the in the judges will meet and that they can either say i'm with them and i'm gonna won the election which means you have to be sworn in within forty eight hours they could order a recount or they could order a fresh election which has to take place within sixty days once the final judgment has been made once the ruling has been made in the room for appeal that means the election is over so many people face is one thing that they are very confident the opposition is not a threat to them. there is no sound argument raised. to challenge the electoral victory of prison in. years nor legal grounds to challenge one is not complied with the typical rules of the court and secondly the case is normally. there is another court case happening here outside the magistrate's court in abo

and parliament and fifty eight for the m.d.c. alliance yet both sides are claiming victory what are they basing that on. because of the contentious nature of the backdrop to the election. we wanted to go back to the coup on the fifteenth of november. twenty seven two if you remember one of the reasons the military gave for. an addict in the coup was that was the fear that zanu p.f. would lose elections in twenty two with a bit of insight it's clear that to the extent that the party was on the pier became very motorized in the form first and foremost of the appointment of a former general to get the political will. and the subsequent process in which some one hundred twenty years to do m.p.'s lost their primaries it was clear that zanu p.f. was putting in place a move through to the structure across the country and this explains in many respects the kind of result which i merging almost against the grain in the rural areas the biggest and most significant machinery that constitutes the riggin mission of zanu p.f. has always been into mutat

in parliament and fifty eight for the m.d.c. alliance yet both sides are claiming victory what are they basing that on. because of the counted as the nature of the backdrop to the election. we wanted to go back to the coup in the field in the november. twenty seven two if you remember one of the reason is the military gaev. for. undertaking the coup was that was the fear that zanu p.f. would lose the elections in twenty two with a bit of insight it's clear that to the extent that the party was on a pier became very militarized in the form first and foremost of the appointment of former general to gauge as the political. and the subsequent process in which some one hundred twenty sitting m.p.'s lost their primaries it was clear that zanu p.f. was putting in place a move through to the structure across the country and this explains in many respects the kind of result which a merging almost against the grain in the rural areas the biggest and most significant machinery that constitutes the riggin missionary in zanu p.f. has always been into

the paperwork on weapons day they want the court to reject the petition filed by the opposition m.d.c. alliance last week its leader nelson chamisa accuses. of rigging the presidential vote many people have disappeared during syria's ongoing conflict human rights activist resins it to me is one of those people now she was abducted in december twenty third teen from her office near damascus whereabouts are still a mystery in a harder as that story from beirut my me is the more you are from the hostages. as the hostages. the area has from there. the video was released just a few days before any one of the most prominent opposition activists disappeared horse and she along with her husband. and two other colleagues to meet one hundred and now somehow maddy were taken at gunpoint from their office on december ninth two thousand and thirteen the town was surrounded by government forces but it was under the control of the opposition. the most powerful group at the time denies any involvement or knowledge of the kidnap. was not the only faction in the time there was in the entire region forces from th

party is seeking to have an opposition challenge to its election when thrown out in court the m.d.c. alliance has last month the vote was rigged but president insists they don't have a valid case. as more from harare. president in a similar was legal team say they have a strong case they believe the evidence filed by the main opposition leader nelson chamisa doesn't prove last month's election was rigged there's no sound argument raised. to challenge the electoral victory of prison it was a murderer. years no legal grounds to challenge one is not complied with the rules of the court and secondly the case is nominates the president is telling zimbabweans and the international community the elections were free and he won fifty point eight percent of the vote he's calling for unity only when the. people this isn't. meant for i've not been through. some international community are concerned about human rights violations and post-election violence the american ambassador paid a courtesy call to the president on wednesday the deaths of six people in the streets here the intimidation of opposition p

paperwork to the court on wednesday they want it to reject the petition filed by the opposition m.d.c. alliance last week its leader nelson chamisa accuses mr gore of rigging the presidential vote. in harare zanu p.f. as for all these papers what happens now. was on a day of official say that the opposition has no case and they want the inauguration to happen as soon as possible so what happens make the opposition after three days to respond then the judges will sit and meet they could. go won the election and he has to be sworn into office within forty eight hours they could order a recount or they could order a fresh election within sixty days once a judgment is made once a ruling is made that is final there is no room for appeal and we have no idea when the judges will make that ruling by the have between now and about fourteen days to do so does the opposition believe they have a chance in court. some say they do some say since robert mugabe the former president was forced from office by the army they say that maybe there are some people who still support who don't like women god why maybe

says it will challenge the results of last week's presidential election in court lawyers for the m.d.c. alliance say they have what they call quotes mammoth evidence of electoral fraud the current president eminem and gaga issued jewel to be reintegrated on sunday after merging as the winner in last sunday's vote but the opposition says he can't be sworn in or facing this legal challenge the log addition poses in the rules that if justice the chief justice is also in there they and the head of the constitutional court so it is not possible. for him in the integrity. of that money for a minute to experience or for chief justice. to preside over a new division process for the president when these italians. to the degree. that is not paramount asked has the latest now from harare. well lawyers have said when they're going to file the papers in court they have until friday if they had evidence they have strong evidence and they say they have a secret weapon with the reveal in court and they also. say there have been not to be no grace and which is going to happen on sunday officials who are willing

wanted to know who is going to be the president who's the winner we are waiting to hear from the m.d.c. alliance what do you think i mean i know you're staying with us for a few hours so hopefully we'll be able to discuss exactly what they do come out and say what you think they should say what are you expecting them to say it depends who you know who wins if it's given as a vote win for or managua we can expect that the opposition will will say no they will not accept this at the moment if it's a win for. for for. the question then is you know how does an m.p.'s take it so either way i think we're going to see the opposition. quite unhappy with without things will turn out and what do you make of the role of the army in all of this right now clearly the army's got a powerful voice and we've got soldiers on the streets as happened in november so you know the army is a powerful one of the key actors in the process both now and going forward and i think there will have to be a dialogue which includes the military which includes all the political stakeholders wants the result and i think there has

the opposition m.d.c. alliance has three days to respond to when a guy goes application before the matter a sit down for a hearing the nine judges will determine what happens next for the bodies how do with al-jazeera had any. of these twenty two children have died when their boat sank crossing the river nile in sudan the state news agency says the boat was carrying more than forty people including kids on their way to school in a small town north of the capital caught to the edge and reportedly failed in strong currents heavy rains have killed another sixty seven people in the worst flooding in india's kerala state for nearly a century the latest deaths bring the total number of people killed by flooding since may to more than two hundred tens of thousands more have also been displaced india's meets raja call department has forecast heavy rain in kerala until saturday york has become the latest cities to reassess its relationship with the right sharing up now it's placing a cap on the number of ride sharing cars o

says it will challenge the results of last week's presidential election in court lawyers for the m.d.c. alliance say they have what they call mammoth evidence of electoral fraud president and his imminent gaga is due to officially sell his new term on sunday after winning last monday's vote but the opposition says he can't be sworn in whilst facing a legal challenge ivory coast former first lady has been freed from jail after being granted amnesty for have a role in the civil war simone bad husband refused to accept electoral defeat in two of the ten and that triggered conflict in which three thousand people were killed her release along with eight hundred others is being seen as an effort to reconcile the country ahead of elections in twenty twenty colleen bacon reports. the international criminal court has an open case against her she was in prison her own country for seven years now simone backbone is going home from here after the old pages have been turned to my supporters get ready for a new page we are going forward and we won't stop thank you. the former wife of the imprisoned president

it will challenge the results of last week's presidential election and court lawyers from the m.d.c. alliance say they will have they have rather what they call mammoth evidence of electoral fraud current president emerson and dog was scheduled to be rian automated on sunday after emerging as the winner and last monday's vote but the opposition says he can't be sworn in while facing this legal challenge. the bangladeshi information minister has told al jazeera that any police officer who assaults journalists in custody will be prosecuted collets allegations of torture and kill along with torture after being arrested and happened just hours after he did an interview with al-jazeera on sunday human rights watch wants the government to investigate reports that he was beaten in jail he was covering demonstrations by students were demanding tougher traffic laws and the minister says the government respects the press and that i had all along was not detained for his journalism he has been a student of thought in the columns which we are looking to eat but as first today he would have produced to th

rule on an appeal by the opposition against the result of last month's presidential election m.d.c. alliance meeting nelson chamisa says the photo was rigged in favor of the president and. the zanu p.f. leader as you know the ration has been postponed until the full table those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera of al-jazeera consulship. you. i was at. october the twentieth two thousand and eleven libya's ex leader colonel moammar gadhafi was captured and killed. an end to get out of his forty two year rule. among the hopes for the rebirth of a nation where hopes for resolving a mystery surrounding a charismatic cleric in a moose a southerner was the leader of the shia muslim sect in lebanon. in the summer of one nine hundred seventy eight assad or disappeared along with two companions while on a visit to libya to meet. for over thirty years the in mems disappearance has remained shrouded in mystery a shadowy story from the ruthless world of politics. what became of the enigmatic cleric whose popularity transcended religions and who had transformed lebanon's shia from a

opposition party says it will challenge the results of last week's presidential election in court the m.d.c. alliance says they have mammoth evidence of electoral fraud president emerson and god was due to be renominated on sunday afternoon already winning last monday's vote. a photo journalist detained in bangladesh is back in police custody after being given the all clear in a medical examination alarm alleges that he was tortured in jail where he's been held since sunday alarm was taken into police custody hours after doing an interview with al jazeera about demonstrations against the government. there's the top stories stay with us witness is up next on more news here to the fore. you. know god every pretty good man. went right up without anyone anywhere. and eat those who walk in there where does walk off doing their job. and then demands that any. monroe in need and which they merely. become so from c.s.n. who have done i'll do. them for me and nestle the out of. it out of one even in it. or end diffidently would. probably have died for his daughter montage that. i knew but i'm not of the geniu

m.d.c. ally and saw very upset about the court ruling and emotions are running very high among the alliance supporters and that's a problem isn't it also under scrutiny during this entire process has been the independence and the credibility of the judiciary and zimbabwe can. rely upon the ruling that was made by the highest court in the land. yes the zimbabwe's judiciary has a very poor track record many of the judgments are believed to have been politically biased and that's one of the reasons why the courts adopted the procedure that they did allowing the television cameras into the courts and giving a very quick if somewhat abbreviated ruling but giving the judgment very quickly they were obliged to get the ruling within forty eight hours but they chose to give a fuller judgment and disclose some of the reasons for their decision precisely to try and dispelled some of these perceptions of bias against the judiciary and unfortunately they failed to do that in the eyes but the opposition so what is nelson to me says endgame why is he still refusing to acknowledge the legitimacy of the. co

called for peace unity and love and together build a new zimbabwe for all but the opposition m.d.c. alliance says it rejects the results and as evidence of electoral fraud since monday's ballot the rules have been violent protests that have killed at least six people more from harare. after days of tension the winner of this abubus presidential election is finally declared there for what. zanu p.f. party. is therefore julie declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe with effect from the third of august twenty eighth. opposition supporters are not happy some try to announce their own results saying they have evidence the election was rigged. election officials deny the allegations of fraud so to do supporters of the ruling party it's unfortunate that raising these claims because there are procedures that . if you claim that you have been rigged you can operate the courts the streets of ari by tens after violence on wednesday when soldiers dispersed opposition supporters who say the vote was stolen some shops and businesses will close of the day as people waited to see what would h

so that means avoidance to it including the international community leaders in the opposition m.d.c. alliance say the evidence they filed in court proves last month's vote the first since robert mugabe was forced to resign as president was rigged they say nelson chamisa won we had an opportunity to the demise of opportunity to do things right. conduct and manage a free fair and credible election which is a very simple task but we have decided that it must not be a simple task by interfering in this a little process election officials deny allegations of voter fixing officials in the rulings on it here party say they are not worried about the court challenge they know they were there when. militarists so what's going to happen is going to be thrown out when it's thrown out what are they going to say oh the courts are biased. that's a get out of jail card statement to play which is quite unfortunate again because that will mean don't want to using. the system. western governments and investors will be closely watching to see how independent zimbabwe as you decide he will be this is where the in

on thursday lawyers representing to diabetes a former finance minister and me official in the m.d.c. alliance said he'd been arrested trying to cross into zambia a few hours later the same lawyer said he'd been released and is now in zambia seeking asylum a few days ago the police say they were looking for to that miti and looking for eight other people in connection to the violence that happened last week when opposition supporters took the streets protesting against the election results for days not to not meet had been on social media telling people that he theatre for his life in a theatre he'd be arrested police in harare have said so far they have no information of any arrest and the state broadcaster there's a public broadcasting corporation has news of tonight with these arrests are fake. meanwhile an opposition politician from zimbabwe will be deported from zambia after being denied asylum from a finance minister ten diabetes party is part of the main opposition alliance his lawyer says police are investigating him about allegations he incited violence after the election africa's for

the paperwork on weapons day they want the court to reject the petition filed by the opposition m.d.c. alliance last week it accuses when i got bored of rigging the presidential vote. a new report suggests they could be thousands of victims of child sex abuse in pennsylvania it details allegations of assaults on children by those described as predator priests over a period of seventy years. those are your headlines the news continues after road to hard all season. china is keen to win friends and influence you need oil rich middle east business spark the long long line of china the security its resources for the future the i love sub sub so hard region as a whole dallas expect to grow we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic world we live in counting the cost on al-jazeera. and ancient land at the crossroads of europe and central asia. some say the garden of eden was here. it is a land rich in history and blessed with abundant natural resources. this is azerbaijan. a land which after decades of communist rule is today witnessing a resurgence of faith in islam. as a by john embrace

watching the proceedings on big screens today is a day zimbabweans get to find out what evidence the m.d.c. alliance say they have the m.d.c. the opposition say that they have documents that show that numbers were inflated in some areas to favor the party they also say they have information from people on the ground in rural areas that village heads were waiting a polling station seeing how people were voting and telling them to vote or they won't get food we also told that some people were told to act like they needed help in voting on voting day and the person who assisted them to vote made sure they put the cross on. nine judges will make their ruling which you know when that will be but they'll make the ruling once that meeting is made it is final will be no room for appeal so if this doesn't go the way the. plan. and the going to go the political route i'm assuming they're going to approach the regional body sadik for help to intervene some are saying they're going to. the united states of america for example they haven't said they'll take to the streets but some people are thinking maybe some

staying power the opposition m.d.c. alliance has already declared its candidate nelson chamisa as the winner. and millions were drawn to polling stations the turnout was high around seventy five percent on two first time candidates are in a close race for the presidency after the gabby was posed in a military coup in the autumn his former right hand man took over and is being challenge for the top job by. the electoral commission has until saturday to the third the result now african affairs expert iow johnson told us the results will define zimbabwe's relations with the west and its own future economic development. this will be huge challenges and huge repercussions for whoever wins. and you see wins. then more than likely the west will be happy. with wins and it's deemed that there was some irregularities the question is if the way. it doesn't feel that the we've had a fair shake in terms of these elections than they could keep the sanctions growing that could keep some of the factors that have actually helped or prevented zim

an appeal if judges order a fresh election that has to happen within sixty days the opposition m.d.c. alliance has three days to respond to when i was application before the matter is set down for hearing the nine judges will determine what happens next for us. new york has become the latest city to reassess its relationship with ride sharing apps it's placing a cap on the number of right sharing cars on its streets for years traditional taxi drivers have complained that they can't earn a living as the likes of and left of grown in size. reports. there are so many drivers on the streets of new york the city is now putting on the brakes the city's mayor bill de blasio signed into law a first of its kind cap on ride sharing cars like its main competitor lift halting the issuing of new licenses for ride sharing cars for at least a year it's welcome news for yellow taxi drivers right share cars now outnumber them a new york city streets by nearly ten to one last year for the first time ever overtook yellow cabs in daily ridership new york's yellow taxi drivers have been pushing the city hard to th

m.d.c. alliance has three days to respond to when a guy goes at the cation before the match a sit down for a hearing the nine judges will determine what happens next it was about how do we. have. new yorkers battling to save its iconic yellow taxis from the threat posed by a popular right sharing apps like uber and left many of the drivers say they can't compete with the low prices of the online competitors as reports. there are so many goober drivers on the streets of new york the city is now putting on the brakes the city's mayor bill de blasio signed into law a first of its kind cap on ride sharing cars like goober and its main competitor lift halting the issuing of new licenses for ride sharing cars for at least a year it's welcome news for yellow taxi drivers right share cars now outnumber them on new york city streets by nearly ten to one last year for the first time ever overtook yellow cabs in daily ridership new york's yellow taxi drivers have been pushing the city hard to the limit saying t

stays in power the opposition m.d.c. alliance has already declared its candidate nelson chamisa say as the winner. you know. millions were drawn to polling stations on monday the turnout is thought to be around seventy five percent to first time candidates are in a closer race for the presidency after mugabe was imposed in a military coup last autumn his former right hand man. took over and is being challenged for the top job. the electoral commission has until saturday to clear the results african affairs expert iow johnson told us that the result will be defined in zimbabwe as relations with the west and its own future economic development. there are some huge challenges and huge repercussions for whoever wins if. n.b.c. wins. then more than likely the west will be happy. with wins and it's deemed that there was some irregularities the question is if the the west doesn't feel that they've had a fair shake in terms of this election then they could keep the sanctions going they could keep some of the factors that have actually he

in parliament and fifty eight for the m.d.c. alliance yet both sides are claiming victory what are they basing that on. because of the continued just the nature of the backdrop to the election. we wanted to go back to the coup in the field in the november. twenty seven two if you remember one of the reason is the military gaev. for. undertaking the coup was that was the fear that zanu p.f. would lose elections in twenty eighty with a bit of insight it's clear that to the extent that the party was on a pier became very militarized in the form first and foremost of the appointment of former general to gauge as the political. and the subsequent process in which some one hundred twenty sitting m.p.'s lost their primaries it was clear that the new people is putting in place and move through type structure across the country and this explains in many respects the kind of result which a merging almost against the grain in the rural areas the biggest and most significant machinery that constitutes the riggin missionary in zanu p.f. has always be

polls were free and fair he blamed all the post-election violence on the main opposition party m.d.c. alliance and he said they were responsible for the dates of people who took to the streets in protest against the results he also said he's going to set up a commission of inquiry to see what actually happened and to investigate the main opposition leader nelson chamisa recent statement earlier in the day where he said his supporters are still being systematically targeted by the ruling party he says there's nothing to celebrate their own hero's day and he insists he's while all eyes are now on the court when the judges finally meet probably in a few days' time they could either order a recount they could say when i got one and he just wanted an hour or more prosperous nation within six days. large crowds of come out in northern yemen for the funerals of some of those killed in the south the u.s. airstrike forty of the dead were children most of them were on an outing together and many of them were killed while on board a school bus pharisee's is still struggling to identify the remains of all

charged with inciting public violence and unlawfully announcing election results tendai biti of the m.d.c. alliance was arrested on thursday after being denied asylum in zambia his bail conditions include paying five thousand dollars and surrendering his passport is also banned from addressing rallies or the news media and till his case is ended mr beattie a former finance minister in the short lived government of national unity as.

god what has been declared the winner of zimbabwe's presidential election but the opposition m.d.c. alliance says it rejects the result and it will challenge it in the courts the day since monday's ballot to be marred by protests and violence that have left at least six people dead men in god what became president after the removal of robert mugabe he's the leader of the ruling zanu p.f. party and he won six out of the ten electoral province. he's taking just over fifty percent of the vote that's enough to win the presidency without the need for a runoff ballot his rival nelson chamisa is president of the movement for democratic change alliance he won forty four percent when god was won the popular vote in zimbabwe's rural areas but shimizu has been more popular in the cities and the urban areas of reports from harare. after days of tension the winner of zimbabwe's presidential election is finally declared there for him a. party is there for julie declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe with effect from the third of august twenty eighth to. opposition supporters are not happy

stays in power opposition m.d.c. alliance has already declared its candidate as the winner millions were drawn to polling stations on monday turnout thought to be around seventy five percent to first time candidates are in a close race.

charged with inciting public violence and unlawfully announcing election results tendai biti of the m.d.c. alliance was arrested on thursday after being denied asylum in zambia his bail conditions include paying five thousand dollars to the court and surrendering his passport is also banned from addressing rallies or talking to the media until the case is ended mr b. she's a former finance minister from the short lived government of national unity he'd sought political asylum in neighboring zambia which was refused harry metasearch has the latest from harare. tendai biti has been charged with breaking the electoral law he gave a press conference where he announced nelson chamisa the main opposition leader had won the elections and there's a lot only a little commission can announce results he's also been charged with causing public violence last.

sunday at the national sports stadium in harare what's the way forward for the opposition the m.d.c. alliance they think that on wednesday the national council is going to meet and decide a way all would be political which could involve including the regional body that it's asking the united nations to come in and intervene they haven't done. before what he saw on the first of august when opposition supporters were angry with the delay of the presidential results and went on the streets the violence that erupted often with its own people because people were shocked and killed by soldiers so some people are wary of are going back on the streets they've also said they haven't quite ruled out the possibility of a power sharing deal with the rulings on a party that of course has to be discussed in the national council meeting the plan to have an away and say. we have no plans to shape our position according to them they say they want this election and it was free and say. hey isn't an dependent africa policy analyst and former executive director of africa action he joins us from washington d.c. w

anderson has been declared the winner of zimbabwe's presidential election but the opposition m.d.c. alliance says it rejects the result and has evidence of electoral fraud of the day since monday's ballots have been marred by protests and violence that have killed at least six people. who became president after the removal of robert mugabe is the leader of the ruling zanu p.f. party he won six of the ten electoral provinces taking over just fifty percent of the vote that's enough to win the presidency without the need for a runoff rival nelson chamisa who is president of the movement for democratic change alliance won forty four percent my god was won the popular vote and zimbabwe's rural areas. was more popular in urban areas how much ass are reports from harare. after days of tension the winner of zimbabwe's presidential election is finally declared. for. zanu p.f. party is therefore julie declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe with effect from the third of august twenty eighth. opposition supporters are not happy some try to announce their own results saying they have evid

lawyers representing the opposition m.d.c. alliance believe it wasn't a fair judgment so ultimately they had. to come up with. but b. is a serious. story. the election board admits it may some clerical da to capture areas that. was initial total votes he won.

has been declared the winner of zimbabwe's presidential election but the opposition m.d.c. alliancesays it would check the results as evidence of electoral fraud on the day since monday's ballots have been marred by protests of violence that have killed at least six people. who became president after the removal of robert mugabe is the leader of the ruling zanu p.f. party he won six of the ten electoral provinces taking over just fifty percent of the vote that's enough to win the presidency without the need for a runoff rival nelson chamisa. as president of the movement for democratic change alliance he won forty four percent. won the popular vote and zimbabwe's rural areas which was more popular in the areas reports from harare. after days of tension the winner of zimbabwe's presidential election is finally declared . for him a. party is therefore julie declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe with effect from the third of august twenty eighth. opposition supporters are not happy some try to announce their own results saying they have evidence the election was rigged.

of irregularities as a metal fact lawyers representing the opposition m.d.c. alliance believe it wasn't a phase judgement so ultimately. having spoken. to the proceedings. to come up with. but b. is a serious legitimacy issue story. the election board admits it may some clerical data capture errors that. was initial total of votes he won from fifty point eight to fifty point six seven percent they insist this did not change the outcome of the poll according to the constitution the winner has to be sworn in within forty eight hours that means present when god was in operation will be on sunday opposition leaders and says the lesson was regs and they say they'll carry on fighting the course decision is final there is no room for an appeal we are to win it within the law whatever we are going to do we are going to do these things within the law we we have convened we are going to convene sort of the national council of the. of the of the party on wednesday and this will come with their way for what violence shortly after voting day itself had raised tensions the army shot

president emerson and gargoyle wants the court to reject the petition filed by the opposition m.d.c. alliance last week its leader nelson chamisa accuses men in rigging a presidential vote. more from harare. president was legal team say they have a strong case they believe the evidence filed by the main opposition leader nelson chamisa doesn't prove last month's election was rigged there is no sound argument raised by. to challenge the electoral victory of prison in muslim garb. years no legal grounds to challenge one is not complied with the rules of the court and secondly the case has no merits the president is telling zimbabweans and the international community the elections were free and he won fifty point eight percent of the vote he's calling for unity only when the. people this isn't. meant. not throwing stones it's just some in the international community are concerned about human rights violations and post-election violence the american ambassador paid a courtesy call to the president on wednesday the deaths of six people in the streets here the intimidation of opposition polling age

if that is the case why did the m.d.c. alliance a prosecute the first nice although we have not been hit with the cost over the years we have adopted in that we must keep knocking we must never door net because . we must not don't need to detect us so we were trying to keep this is an institution this institution but we created in the constitutions in that we must make them work. the moderns of her the last few days that the m.d.c. alliance had a secret weapon that they're going to unveil here at the court it didn't seem to be unveiled what happened and what went on the been wrong i'm sure that some of the documents wehrmacht allowed by the court the court disallowed saddam documents a second documents but they refused. the court also refused to it should be subpoena we know we wanted to is a coffee shop to produce the disservice that was a disallowed by the court he had not been allowed then people gifts the surprise visit of muslims and i thank you very much for talking to us so now what is the way forward according to the consti

to not be the is a senior official in the m.d.c. alliance he's also the former finance minister his lawyer says he was arrested trying to cross into zambia trying to get asylum after the protests last week with six people were killed but police asked nine people to go to a police station for questioning he was one of the people he didn't go his lawyers they used concerned that perhaps this is because being persecuted the police say he's wanted in connection with inciting violence during those protests they maintain that he's innocent all we know so far is that he's been picked up and arrested you know what else is going to happen when he's going to appear in court what it basically he's been charged with it is a serious concern for opposition forces who say they're being targeted systematically especially at night by people they see in uniform the police or the army gave them a pretty comfortably statement here and you see the people that are being seen in certain neighborhoods dressed in army uniform carrying soldiers with the weapons alrea

party says it will challenge the results of last week's presidential election in court and the m.d.c. alliance says they have mammoth evidence of electoral fraud president. is due to be written don't sunday after narrative winning last monday's vote for the opposition says he can't be. facing this legal challenge as a top stories do stay with us inside stories up next the news after year after that i have no. protests in bangladesh after more road deaths with students demanding law changes the government says political rivals are stirring up trouble ahead of an election what's driving the public anger and is it just about politics this is inside story . hello and welcome to the program i'm a homage enjoy him the deaths of two teenagers by a speeding bus in dhaka has sparked days of protests in bangladesh thousands of students have blocked roads and stopped traffic demanding tougher penalties for those who cause accidents the demonstrations turned violent when police fired tear gas and used water cannon dozens of students were injured journalists were also targeted human rights watch says group

and constitutional rights and the constitution of zimbabwe are respected the main opposition m.d.c. alliance is just going to file papers in court to try and challenge the election results which they say were rigged they haven't done that yet they have until friday they say they have enough evidence to stop the inauguration from taking place which is scheduled on sunday but officials in the rulings on a party say they are confident whatever evidence that the opposition says they have is not strong enough they are planning ahead with this dog aeration already rehearsing and some presidents have confirmed they will attend the inauguration ceremony on sunday. without jazeera live from london much more still ahead the russian ruble tumbles to a two year low on the back of new u.s. sanctions that moscow is slamming as illegal and how i don't bruise biggest festival isn't benefiting people on the city's fringes. hello there strong winds have been battering parts of western australia is over to this weather front here that's gradually edging its way eastwards we're seeing winds gusting over one hun

country tendai biti is reportedly being deported back to zimbabwe he's part of the opposition m.d.c. alliance which is mounting a legal challenge against president. electoral victory last week those are your current top stories stay with us the stream is up next. hired by me ok and join the stream today we are joined by a superstar of afro beat me hootie with me talking about his music his commitment to activism and the inspiration for his latest album i really could be louder for me and his band will play some of his best known songs in the studio today and we want to hear your questions and comments join the conversation on twitter facebook and the al-jazeera live stream. femi kuti is one of the leading lights of african music over a forty year career he has fused jazz and funk to intoxicating effect having several grammy award nominations along the way his music is an inspiration to famous musicians including common and most stuff as well as younger african musicians starting their careers and he strongly committed to progressive causes not least to his work as a goodwill ambassador for th

stays in power the opposition m.d.c. alliance has already to. it's kind of been nelson chamisa as the winner. and millions were drawn to polling stations on monday turnout was thought to be around seventy five percent to first time candidates are in a close race for the presidency after mugabe was deposed in a military coup last autumn his former right hand man. took over and is being challenge for the top job by anything the electoral commission has until saturday to declared results african affairs expert johnson told us the results will define zimbabwe's relations with the west and its own future economic development. there are some huge challenges and huge repercussions for whoever wins if. m.d.c. wins. then more than likely the west will be happy if. wins and it's deemed that there were some irregularities the question is if the the west doesn't feel that they've had a fair shake in terms of this election then they could keep the sanctions going they could keep some of the factions that have actually helped or prevented zimbabwe from develo