mr. chamisa. indeed, there are areas where mr.ngagwa's party won in the parliamentary election, but mr. amisa was able to ge the popular vote, so it was a split oucket. >> woodruff: soe saying it wasn't really divided? >> not for the presidential ouelection. it have been divided for the parliamentary candidates. .hat's understandabl and that's regrettable. but for the presidential election, that issudoes not arise. >> woodruff: how at this point does mr. chamisa go about his challengeat? s he going to do? >> he has to approach the constitution. o the constitutif zimbabwe provides for a mechanism within the next seven days. he has the lauchhis petition through the constitutional court, which will then hear the matter and make o a decisi the issue. that is one mechanism that he has available to hi but as i say, the constitution guarantees a number of fundamental freedoms and rights that can b exercised in order to ensure that the rule of the people is accepted. >> woodruff: what are the consequences for zimbabwe if mr. mnangagwa is

mr. chamisa doesn't bare out t, doesre fruit? ell, we would hope that he would show zimbabwe abr ighter future, but we have serious challenge, because mr. mnangagwa and a lot of people a challenging the administration. >> woodruff: the mugabrae adminion? >> that is right. so many people, if they are on the opposition side, wonder whether there will be any difference at al the signs that we're seeing in the last two days with the military being deployed in urban and rural areausing excessive force, this is what we used see during te era of mr. mugabe. that's scary. >> woodruff:xcuse me, but mr. mnangagwa's saying that they are going to investigate this violence that took place. >> he has spoken very weand he has spoken very well in the pasmet. mes the words do not match the actions. and what is important is that what we are saying, he has to complement his wrds by actual actions. we hope that it will be done. >> woodruff: will this bed decirely by internal division making inside zimbabwe? are there any outside forces, whether on th

mr. chamisa. is there likely to be any ground they can come together on? peter: well, they are all zimbabwean. there is some common ground. here is what is likely to happen. opposition m can make it very, very difficult for president mnangagwa and zanu-pto have nvnctions removed or even approach foreigntors to bring money into zimbabwe. if the opposition cos to say what they're doing and protest in this way, it will be ddifficult for mnangagwa that. i suspect what may well happen btimately is that he will have very little choi to reach out to the oosition and to perhaps bring in to some kind of government of national unity if they really want tprevent a -- present a united front to the rlto get the investment that zimbabwe so desperately needs as virtually a failed state. rajini: you mentioned the international community. how can zimbabwe return to the internatiol fold after decades of robert mugabe's rule? peter: the metrics have been made fairly clear. there is a sanctions lt at the moment with individuals including president mnangagwa, cited for various

rejected claims of a "coup" but said he will urgently investigate why riot police tried to break up mr chamisa'sbefore the press conference had even begun. news teams hoping to hear from the opposition leader nelson chamisa were ordered out, and tensions quickly rose. don't push. the police said they suspected a political rally was about to take place without the proper permissions, but party workers sensed something more draconian was under way. obviously disrupted what was supposed to be a peaceful address, i believe, by the leaders of the mdc. there was no violence. there was nothing illegal happening here. theyjust came from nowhere, literally, and disrupted it. they were quite threatening. eventually, mr chamisa arrived, the press returned and supporters hailed the man they believed had won this election. the authorities say mr chamisa lost, but it soon became clear he wasn't going to accept that. as far as we are concerned, this election has a result that is fraudulent, illegal, illegitimate and characterised by serious credibility gaps and some serious legitimacy issues that we feel must

the vote counts that i was seeing showed the two leading contenders, mr chamisa and mr mnangagwa, to fact, too close to call without seeing the entire voting results. however, given what the military did in november, and the unfortunate public endorsement of mr chamisa by robert mugabe, i would think that the military is probably trying to figure a way to declare mr mnangagwa the winner. colombia has long been regarded as the cocaine capital of the world charles ray, former us ambassador to simba we. —— zimbabwe. colombia has long been regarded as the cocaine capital of the world but production of the drug there is now reaching unprecedented levels, much of it heads to europe. in london, the metropolitan police blame the drug for rising levels of gang violence and have hit out at middle class buyers. production in colombia jumped almost 20% in a year, with more than 900 tons of cocaine made in 2017, that's despite a peace accord with farc rebels who had been the main producers. our security correspondent, frank gardner, has just travelled around the country to bring us this special r

mr chamisa was eventually allowed to speak.e claims the election was rigged, and that the results announced by zimba bwe‘s rigged, and that the results announced by zimbabwe's electoral commission do not reflect the will of the people. if you go around the country, you will find that there is nojubilation, there country, you will find that there is no jubilation, there is country, you will find that there is nojubilation, there is no celebration. if anything, today is a day of mourning. mourning over democracy. it is a black day. because we are seeing a repeat of what we saw during the yesteryear regime. very late last night, the electoral commission declared the result. therefore, emmerson mnangagwa of zanu—pf party is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe. this legitimises president mnangagwa's position following a military coup that ousted former strongman robert mugabe last november. the ruling zanu—pf party has dismissed allegations of vote rigging, and president mnangagwa has extended an ol

mr chamisa was allowed to speak eventually.he election was rigged, and that the results announced by zimba bwe‘s electoral commission do not reflect the will of the people. if you go around the country, you will find that there is no jubilation, no celebration. if anything, today is a day of mourning. mourning over democracy. it is a black day because we are seeing a repeat of what we saw during the regime. very late last night, the electoral commission declared the result. therefore, mnangagwa emerson of zanu—pf party is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe. this legitimises his position following a military coup that ousted former strong man robert mugabe last november. the ruling zanu—pf party has dismissed allegations of vote—rigging and president mnangagwa has extented an olive branch. to nelson chamisa. i want to say you have a crucial role to play in zimbabwe's present and in its future, and its unfolding future. let us both call for peace and unity in our land. call for both, louder and

mr. chamisa: our people are peace loving. al have demonstrated sever times. we are peace loving people. a love peace. n but a very violent government. fergal: in the aftermath of death and injury, this was the normally bustling ce ter of harareay. soldiers warned people to go home.th this is not e typical busy harare of thursday afternoon. it is an apprehensive place. it is a city whose streets don't belong to the people today, but people with guns. at the headquarters of the opposition we found a standoff police arrested several people who had been taking refuge there since yesterday. the face of a prisoner. they were still seeking the ing outer of more ho inside.th government side has given mixed messages. mdc leaders the face arrest, others appealing for restraint. >> certainly it is chamisa who caused the trouble. i'm happy that our supporters r exercise maximtraint, and were not involved, and i'm appealing to them to continue to exercise that turity. fergal: in the wake of the harare violence, pressure mounts ed harare violence, pressure -- pressure mounted for an imminent declarat

mr. chamisa: we are not accepting this. we want to formal result to be announced. we will pursue all means necessary, legal and constitutional, to m make sure e protect the people's vote. we will not -- they are subverting the wind. we will not allow it. reporter: the ministrations erupted shortly after the election result was announced with the military killing six protesters. the mdc says it lost because its supporters suffered harassment and violence. presidident mnangagwa held his own conference where he called for an investigation into what happened and called for unity. pres. mnangagwa: i pledge to be the president t of all zimbabwes , a president of those that voted for me and those who did nonot. to nelson chamisa, i want to say you have a crucial role to play in zimbabwe's present and its future. reporter: opposition leader chamisa has called for a day of mourning for democracy. sarah: dw correspondent adrian kriesch joins us from harare. let's start with emmerson mnangagwa describing his elections as a celebration of democracy. tell us more about that lin

however, given what the military did in november, and the unfortunate public endorsement of mr chamisaprobably trying to figure a way to declare mr mnangagwa the winner. it sounds like we are going to be talking again, that situation of course very much still on the move. thank you very much indeed. my pleasure. colombia has long been regarded as the cocaine capital of the world, but production of the drug there is now reaching unprecedented levels, with much of it heading to europe. in london, the metropolitan police blames the drug for rising levels of gang violence, and has hit out at its middle—class buyers. production in colombia jumped almost 20% in a year, with more than 900 tonnes of cocaine made in 2017. that is despite a peace accord with farc rebels who had been the main producers. our security correspondent frank gardner has just travelled around the country to bring us this special report on how colombia is trying to fight back against the drugs gangs. colombia, post—peace deal, and the war on drugs continues. a surprise raid by counter—narcotics police on an illegal coca

mr chamisa was eventually allowed to speak. results announced by zimbabwe's electoral commission do not reflect the will of the people. if you go around the country, you will find that there is nojubilation, there country, you will find that there is no jubilation, there is country, you will find that there is nojubilation, there is no celebration. if anything, today is a day of mourning. mourning over democracy. it is a black day. because we are seeing a repeat of what we saw during the yesteryear regime. very late last night, the electoral commission declared the result. therefore, emmerson mnangagwa of zanu—pf party is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe. this legitimises president mnangagwa's position following a military coup that ousted former strongman robert mugabe last november. the ruling zanu—pf party has dismissed allegations of vote rigging, and president mnangagwa has extended an olive branch.

mr chamisa rejected the results, and said his party would be challenging them in court.rew plant reports. cheering. celebrations on the streets of zimbabwe after the country's controversial presidential election. zimbabwe's president, emmerson mnangagwa, a 75—year—old politician nicknamed the crocodile due to his shrewd, some say ruthless, political manoeuvring, winning zimbabwe's first election since the end of robert mugabe's rule in november last year. in the days before the announcement, delays and confusion boiled over into protests, with security forces using tear gas and water cannon and then opening fire with live rounds. six people died in wednesday's violence, with dozens more injured. opposition supporters immediately said they suspected a rigged election, claiming they hadn't been allowed to verify the votes. we reject the results because the results have not been verified by the chief election agents of the candidates. zimbabwe saw decades of rule by robert mugabe, under whom the country's economy imploded and poverty became everyday life for many. mnangagwa

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 some of those in the judiciary they could maybe side with the opposition but some say

the last few hours where we've had great opposition from supporters of nelson chamisa who are not accepting the results. mr ten you hear me this is elizabeth from the presenter and. i apologize we don't have a very good connection with that guest and had i so we're going to move on to another correspondent to malcolm webb joining us from the city of. malcolm how are things there. always protest they only happen in the capital harare possibly. breads and you might see in the data. on the tension surrounding the result we have been hearing about today from the opposition your complaint. they say they are handed the truck yesterday last night containing eleven boxes of pretty montana papers they say when they stopped the truck to drive the people in iran. to the delightful materials used to rigging and stuffing the results a result addition to promote is already skeptical about their. constituency by constituency from the electoral commission. not the which way but i know many voices and how they viewing what's happening and how. could. i know that you said that one post has happened in zimbabwe they usually

mr mnangagwa won just under 51% of the vote against 44% for nelson chamisa of the opposition movementc change alliance, the mdc. they rejected the results and said it would be challenged in court. fergal keane sent this report from harare. after a wait in which the country was plunged into crisis, at last, the moment of decision. the votes received by mnangagwa, emmerson dambudzo of zanu—pf party are more than half the number of votes cast in the presidential election. therefore, mnangagwa, emmerson dambudzo of zanu—pf party is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe, with effect from the 3rd august, 2018. cheering the newly—elected president is the man who overthrew robert mugabe last november. today we are witnessing the beginning of a new and unfolding democracy. his victory is the culmination of 50 years of activism and political manoeuvring. his victory is the culmination of 50 years of activism and political manoeuvring. for the man nicknamed the crocodile — patient and ruthless. do those characteristics describe you, do you think? i'm as soft as wo

mr mnangagwa won just under 51% of the vote, against 44% for nelson chamisa of the opposition movementemocratic change alliance, the mdc. they rejected the results and said it would be challenged in court. fergal keane sent this report from harare. after a wait in which the country was plunged into crisis, at last, the moment of decision. the votes received by mnangagwa emmerson of zanu—pf party are more than half the number of votes cast in the presidential election. therefore, mnangagwa emmerson of zanu—pf party is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe, with effect from the 3rd august 2018. cheering the newly elected president is the man who overthrew robert mugabe last november. today we are witnessing the beginning of a new and unfolding democracy. his victory is the culmination of 50 years of activism and political manoeuvring. for the man named the crocodile — patient and ruthless. do those characteristics describe you? i am as soft as wool. i am a very soft person in life, my brother. but hours before tonight's announcement, the man he has defeate

other than that all of us are basically going to speak english and i think mr chenault that we've actually heard from nelson chamisa in a tweet saying that he believes that they have won this election. how do you see this that's the tweet i believe from nelson chamisa now saying thank you zimbabwe i'm humbled by the support you have given to me as a presidential candidate we have won the popular vote you voted for total change in the past election we won the swan together no amount of results manipulation will alter your world ok so that's that from nelson to me said the opposition leader mr chen and how do you think that bodes then for the next few hours and days going forward if the opposition will not accept these results. indeed so what we're going to wait for ease for how the electoral commission leadership responds to this and indeed of course how candid i'm going to restaurants to these eleven commission said the other day when they fast release the phosphor most as a result that it is actually unlawful for anybody other than they themselves to formally release this results number one number two it's extreme

mr mnangagwa says he'll try to bring a divided nation together. the results are being announced province by province. earlier, zimbabwe's main opposition leader, nelson chamisaid that he had won — in a vote now marred by controversy and violence. apple has become the first company to reach a trillion us dollars in market value. company shares peaked on the new york stock exchange. and this video is trending on bbc.com. one of australia's biggest supermarkets, coles, has reversed a decision to stop giving customers free plastic bags following pressure from some irritated shoppers. other consumers say the ban was good for the environment. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: interest rates have been raised by one quarter of a point. it means that higher mortgages are some. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. it is official. apple is the world's first public company to be worth $1 trillion. and find out why businesses in the us are turning to teenagers to get the job done. hello and welcome to asia business report. well, apple is now the world put that most valuable publicly listed company. shares in the ip

chamisa, leader of the opposition mdc, instead. embarassing for emmerson mnangagwa, seeking a mandate of his own after deposing mr mugabe.wn as the crocodile for his patience and cunning, mr mnangagwa has been posing as agent of change even though he was robert mugabe 5 close ally for more than 50 years. despite mr mugabe's eleventh hour denunciation, emmerson mnangagwa emerged victorious — and bloodshed returned to the streets of harare. do you think he has convinced enough zimbabweans that he can be the agent to check? if zanu pf was to wind it would not be for mnangagwa, it would be for the dynamics of zimbabwe, where they historical party cares about the land issues and so on, whereas the opposition... but i don't think we can really know who has won, but my problem is that mdc, probably made a very graphic mistake, they should not have gone into these elections just because mugabe has gone, it did not take away issues to do with the independent electoral commission. we saw what the police did, shooting people and so on. so, this should have insisted that if we are to take pa rt have insisted that if we are to take p

chamisa, leader of the opposition mdc, instead. embarrassing for emmerson mnangagwa, seeking a mandate of his own after deposing mr mugabe.the crocodile for his patience and cunning, mr mnangagwa has been posing as agent of change even though he was robert mugabe's close ally for about 50 years. despite mr mugabe's eleventh—hour denunciation, emmerson emerged victorious — and bloodshed returned to the streets of harare. vincent, does this result suggest that despite all those years working for robert mugabe, being at the heart of the regime, the former security minister, that he has convinced enough zimbabweans that he can be the agent of change? well, i don't think that if zanu—pf was to win it would not be because of mnangagwa, it would be for the political dynamics of zimbabwe, where you find zanu—pf are still the historical type of party, cares about the land issues and so on, whereas the mdc are seen as liberal, town people, white farmers and so on. if zanu—pf was to win, it would be more because of those reasons more than anything else. but i don't think we can really know who has won. my problem is that mdc, i thin

mr mnangagwa has spoken with opposition leader nelson chamisa to try and diffuse the situation.ntry is still awaiting the result of the first presidential election since the removal of former ruler robert mugabe. yesterday, the electoral commission said the governing zanu—pf had attained a two—thirds majority in parliament. this maps show the green for zanu—pf who have won 140 out of the 210 seats in the lower house, mainly in their rural strongholds. the opposition mdc alliance shown in red has 58 seats, including majorities in zimbabwe's two biggest cities of harare and bulawayo. nomsa maseko is in harare. these elections were meant to be a real watershed in zimbabwe since the removal of robert mugabe from power. the violence is most unwelcome and in the words of amnesty international, the militarisation of the aftermath of these elections is a real concern. is it calm now? indeed it is a real concern, and those are also the words echoed by the commonwealth observer mission who denounced the use of excessive force on civilians by the military. it is, though, calm at this stage

mr mnangagwa says he'll try to bring a divided nation together. the results are being announced province by province. earlier, zimbabwe's main opposition leader, nelson chamisaompany to reach a trillion us dollars in market value. company shares peaked on the new york stock exchange. and this video is trending on bbc.com. one of australia's biggest supermarkets, coles, has reversed a decision to stop giving customers free plastic bags following pressure from some irritated shoppers. other consumers say the ban was good for the environment. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk:

hoping the judges will declare chamisa the winner i'm hoping the will go through the evidence as a necessity and give what's just all come from all over your family to mr me the case is seen as a test of the independence of the country's highest court once judges make a ruling the verdict cannot be appealed i think the courts they must draw reads in good faith so that's everyone must after the ruling of the courts comments are which by the zits of them it's always granted it's. what circumstances or anything that that is has been i've been in before i think we do we are just expecting everything to be free and the opposition says there was a massive doctrine of results it was a court order a fresh election or declared the main opposition leader nelson chamisa the winner we've done our bit in this will go to the missed. me. lawyers representing the rulings on the party say the opposition's case is weak we believe that the results were not fake at all and it's now over the court to decide which version of the two versions is acceptable best on the evidence that the court has before it in its ruling the constitutional court could now throw the case out de