zec faced a lot of challenges which we understand.ay 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 of intimidation. they are unfounded. if you look at it from our perspective, the police have been on top of each and every case. any case of violence, the police have been on top of it. they have been making arrests without fear, norfavour. so to then say there has been intimidation of the electorate is patently false. that is the response from the leading party. that is the response from the leading party. live now to harare and our correspondent shingai nyoka. let's ta ke let's take a couple of the points that were raised there by the spokesperson. first thi

i think maybe we need to make it clear we are not zec.umbers. if you really look at it, we have had the most peaceful elections, we have really developed our democracy. these allegations of intimidation they are unfounded. if you look from our perspective. the police have been on top of each and every case, any case of violence the police have been on top of it, making arrests without fear nor favour. to say there has been intimidation of the electorate is patently false. that been intimidation of the electorate is patently false.— is patently false. that is what farai marapira _ is patently false. that is what farai marapira is _ is patently false. that is what farai marapira is saying. - our correspondent in harare 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 se

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