through the news group violence in zimbabwe where the. official election results showing the ruling. force for a significant majority in parliament. from outside. but the government insists all is fair as everyone waits to hear the next big announcement who won the presidential vote also on the granite singing his praises the former warlords. to the democratic republic of congo to the. supporters he once took one for.

but in goa has tweeted and held a new beginning for zimbabwe he said thank you zimbabwe i am humbled to be elected president of the second republic of zimbabwe he added though we may have been divided the polls we are united in our dreams this is a new beginning let us join hands in peace unity and love and together build a new zimbabwe for all the lawyers in the c.p.i. is a lawyer and a researcher at the africa public policy research institute he is joining us now on skype from london thank you very much indeed for giving us your time sir is this a new beginning for zimbabwe or is it just going to be more of the same from the zanu p.f. . actually was formerly mall of. the consolidation of what started last year in november when. the power transfer when. some among the arab world was. put as the president or the interim president to finish. following his resignation which was made worse by the army and the people of zimbabwe so it is a new beginning for zimbabwe's century because what it does it consolidate yes and consolidate what you started last year he hit the ground running from

this is bbc news, the headlines: emmerson mnangagwa, zimbabwe's incumbent and emmerson mnangagwa, zimbabwe'she presidential election. emmerson mnangagwa says he will try to bring the divided nation together. earlier, zimbabwe's main opposition party refuted the result ina opposition party refuted the result in a vote marred by controversy and violence. president trumps‘ national security team lined up to say they have evidence that russia is trying to interfere in the us's election process. mr trump's top official said he had been taking decisive action to defend the country's election system from interference. and apple has become the first company

on the newshour tonigh a divided zimbabwe.resident emmerson mnangagwa declares victory as the opposition challenges the results of the highly-contestedn electi then, hundreds of immigrant families remain separated after crossing the bder-- the latest in efforts to reunite children with their pares. it's friday-- david brooks and ezra klein are here to analyzes. the week's newus plexploring lives of today's eighth graders-- a new movie by comedian bo burnham digs into the awkward and onlinee bsessed teenperience. >> attention is kind of currency nowadays.

millions turned out to vote one day in zimbabwe is historic close run election day we ask what's next for the country post mugabe so tweet us a comment in the life you choose chad and you too could be in the street. monday zimbabweans voted in the country's first election since former president robert mugabe was forced from power here without mcgovern his name on the ballot voters had to choose from a field of twenty three candidates including the two front runners incumbent president emma seminar agua faced a tough challenge from nelson chamisa of the opposition movement for democratic change or m.d.c. . has been president since the military topple mugabe in a bloodless coup well joining us to talk about the election and what's next for zimbabwe in harare linda she's an independent who ran for parliament to represent the harare east constituency. she's also an independent who ran for a local council seat to one of the me me he's the executive director of the election resource center of think tank and advocacy organization on electoral and democracy issues in zimbabwe in johannesburg

topple mugabe in a bloodless coup well joining us to talk about the election and what's next for zimbabwe in harare linda she's an independent who ran for parliament to represent the harare east constituency. she's also an independent who ran for a local council seat to one of the me me he's the executive director of the election resource center of think tank and advocacy organization on electoral and democracy issues in zimbabwe in johannesburg south africa tuffy mock up he's a social and political commentator with a special focus on zimbabwe and john dramani mahama he's the former pro. didn't of god and is the head of the commonwealth observer group one of the organizations monitoring zimbabwe's elections welcome everyone to this stream president i want to start with you because we tweeted out to our community of viewers that you'd be on the show with your eye on the zimbabwe and elections and here are two accounts we got back tina here says the actual voting casting a ballot was very peaceful and there was no recorded incident in my area on the other hand we got this from joe black zim

on april the 18th, 1980, zimbabwe became independent. apart.80, zimbabwe became independentm apart. on april the 18th, 1980, zimbabwe became independent. it was a great moment for us. history became important. they were going to find a new identity by going into the past. i was the first black director of the national museums. i was supposed to use my abilities as a writer to write a new, new manual for great zimbabwe, getting away from the eurocentric interpretation. so that that heritage could be reclaimed. it was one of my happiest times, but it was also full of challenges because the politicians, they insisted, that i must say that great zimbabwe was built by revolutionaries. and i refused, i said no, there is nothing revolutionary there, just ordinary people doing as they were told by the king. they were angry with me, andi the king. they were angry with me, and i had to leave zimbabwe in a hurry. the doctor showing why it is important to question our interpretation of history. in 1998, new laws were being introduced in the uk limiting gay

who reallruns this country, and what kind of zimbabwe is it becoming? questions on the morning after victory. we were there in the early hours of the morning when the result was finally declared after days of waiting. >> emmerson mnangagwa of zanu-pf party is therefore duly declared elected presidenof zimbabwe on the third oaugust, 2018. fergal: there you have it, a quarter to 1:00 in the morning, fcheem supporters of news that emmerson mnangagwa becomes president of the zimbabwe after this highly contested, volatile election. the slenderest of majorities,s amid claof rigging, but enough for these party loyalists.or this is a of parallel itlitics. elsewhere in thethere was terror. soldiers beat civilians in several opposition strongholds. this man told us how they attacked around 50 people at the bar. "we were just beaten, and i don't know why," he says. "i lost consciousness. they beat men and women with rifle butts and whips." he showed us the bruisn his body. as these reports were emerging, aster forrelations d the government. riot police arrived a h

is the president of zimbabwe according to the tally that's been given out to see evening a rather long drawn out process where each of the provinces and the winners were announced we call the final results how much faster joins us live from the capital harare to give us some context our if you could pick up from here it took a while to get there but mom and dad what is the president. yes and looking from the way people voted he got a lot of the votes from people in rural areas people who live the rule is usually voted for the rulings on the pier party and this is because of historical ties some see it as a party that helped in the white minority rule. gave people and some of his own if you gave them food so that's possibly why he still had a lot of support in the rural areas that said so people in urban areas also may be seeing him or something different from robert mugabe a lot of people we spoke to use during voting there would say things like. but if someone new in charge let's give them a chance he still has international goodwill maybe that could help people invest in the country

this is great zimbabwe. in power wants to control history, because it brings them legitimacy. the europeans said that the africans did not build the ruins. they belonged to somebody else, the phoenicians, the arabs, the queen of sheba, anybody else except the africans. the great zimbabwe was the greatest civilisation out of egypt. it carried about 10,000 people, so that was quite a large city. it was also the centre of religion and the economy of zimbabwe, it was gold. it could be traced back as far back as 1100. i was raised about ten miles away. i was obsessed with history, so i visited it as a child. there was a bus to the great zimbabwe but this was for tourists, blacks were not allowed there. but we'd just turn up and if there are no white visitors, you can wander about. the structures are massive, the stones are chiselled to be exactly the same size and they not connected by mortar or cement. we felt in some ways deprived of what belonged to us, that we belonged to a great people, but we are oppressed

the streets of zimbabwe's capital may be eerily quiet. residents are still in shock after wednesday's deadly violence. hundreds of opposition supporters took to the streets on wednesday to protest against parliamentary results giving the rulings on a pf -- ruling the opposition- has accused the government of tampering with the vote and of deliberately delaying the results of the presidential election. on twitter zimbabwe's incumbent president and zanu-pf incumbent emmerson mnangagwa has called to restraint, promising launch an independent investigation into wednesday's killings. he also said he had been in communication with his main rival nelson chamisa to discuss defuse thediately situation and maintain dialogue. international election monitors have condemned the crackdown on opposition supporters. the commonwealth observer commission blamed police forces for an excessive use of violence against unarmed civilians. >> we asked the zimbabwe electoral commission to expedite their announcement of paul results. --ays create opportunity >> th

the ground in zimbabwe? do people feel a difference there ?|j the ground in zimbabwe?rd and a step back. political space opening briefly and allowing the opposition to open the campaign in a former zanu-pf to open the campaign in a former zanu—pf stronghold, this certainly marked a departure from the mugabe regime. that it was an unfair playing field and that remains the case through the election period. media bias, vote buying, volker impression —— voter invitation and voter suppression. is this the time for zimbabwe to move on and rejoin the international fold? for zimbabwe to move on and rejoin the international fold ? does for zimbabwe to move on and rejoin the internationalfold? does this kind of, despite the challenges, does this try line under things? -- draw a line. i think the post—election violence in which we saw the military deployed, six killed and dozens injured, suggest the answer is no. in the post— coup zimbabwe, the military has been on the ascendancy. the crackdown on wednesday was straight out of the mugabe playbook. this heavy—handed response was c

now mon god has promised zimbabwe a new beginning. for the very latest now let's cross over to harare were our corresponding increase is standing by adrian the results came in in the middle of the night what's been the reaction so far this morning. well the situation here are still a little bit tense i would say is not fully back to normal it has improved compared to yesterday for example when you could only see police and military on the streets today you still see police and military on the streets but some of the shops have opened some banks even opened so it's slowly getting back to normal but some people have the feeling that the whole election drama is not yet over and we will talk about the reasons right now we have two guests here one representative of the opposition party mr jameson timba he is the chief election agent for. a presidential candidate of the opposition party and we also have a representative of the zanu p.f. the governing party in the one gun a. representative in europe i would like to ask you first mr timba you

our top stories: the big announcement zimbabwe's been waiting for. emmerson mnangagwa is declared the new president, but can he heal a divided nation? russia remains a threat to american democracy — the stark message from president trump's national security team. we continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign by russia to try and weaken and divide the united states. apple is valued at $1 trillion, making it worth more than many of the world's major economies. and they're celebrating now — but these lottery winners saw their ticket ripped up as they were about to claim a huge jackpot. hello, this is bbc news with duncan golestani. the president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa of the governing zanu—pf party, has been declared the victor in monday's presidential elections. mr mnangagwa won just under 51% of the vote, against 44% for nelson chamisa of the opposition movement for democratic 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 c

with soldiers in zimbabwe. and the country still does not know who won the race for president today clashes came as the electoral commission announced the ruling party won control of the parliament the country's opposition says the results. will have the latest from the capital harare also coming up. has become the first state to open controversial new processing centers for asylum seekers. and a fast way to deport those who are reject. good to have you with us tonight at least three people have died in unrest in zimbabwe just two days after a landmark election police say civilians were killed in the capital harare today as troops were deployed to quell protests riot police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse opposition supporters the main opposition party the movement for democratic change is disputing the official election results which give the ruling party a majority of seats in parliament election observers from the european union and the you. and states have called for the results of the presidenti

news live from bird land at least one person is dead in zimbabwe following unrest after the country's election security forces clashed with protesters who say that the zanu p.f. parliamentary victory was fraudulent the country's authorization says they will challenge the results we'll have the latest from harare. also coming up in germany opens controversial new processing centers for asylum seekers they will fast track refugees applications and deport those who are rejected critics say they will deal a blow to integration efforts and europe's heat wave decimates crops we need german farmers preparing for a future of extreme weather. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program reports of unrest in zimbabwe at least one person is confirmed dead two days after historic elections riot police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse opposition supporters on the streets of the capital harare troops are also out in force and one report says that a man has been shocked at election observers from the european union and the united states have called for the results of the presidential election to

it's notjust a zimbabwe. checks if the zimbabwe does successfully make this a democratic transition. but given what happened yesterday, the violence that surprised so many, it is not clear whether now these investors will just close their books and head home. so much had rested on these selections. man is one person said to me, it is almost as if the zimbabwe had run a race for the last eight months to a race that it was running so well and interest on this last hurdle. 0k, running so well and interest on this last hurdle. ok, for the moment, thank you. leskard by the scene there were the zimbabwe electoral commission are getting around to reading out the results of the presidential election stage by stage. we will come back as soon as there is a definitive outcome from that. mid—term elections in the us are fast approaching and beyond them, the 2020 presidential elections. and if it seems to you like donald trump hasn't stopped campaigning since he was elected, you'd be right. he's held dozens of rallies sin

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has anything changed on the ground in zimbabwe? alexander: i think the election was a step forward and s p political space opened recently allowed the opposition to campaign. this cerinly marke departure from mugabe regime but there was a grossly uneven playing field with media bia and voter intimidation and supession, noted by all observers. anchor: is this the time for zimbabwe to move on and rejoin the internationalold? despite the challenges, does this draw a line underhis? alexander: i think the latest post-election violence, six killed, dozens injured, suggests that the answers no. in the post coup zimbabwe, theas militaryeen on the ascendancy and the crackdown on wednesday was straight out of the mugabe playbook. so this heavy hand was a step back for thi country. i it would be wise for the national actors to not re-engage until results are validated. anchor: thank you very much. alexander with the center for strategic andal internati studies. much appreciated. some of the day's other news. at least 25 people have been kille

news live from zimbabwe's top court upholds president was election victory and dismisses and opposition challenge to the delight the president's inauguration but they stayed for a divided nation moved past tense harsh crackdown on post-election protests live in harare also on the program. one hundred fifty microsoft god fassel docked in italy for more than a week to go on hunger strike because it's and continues to refuse to let them come ashore on tonight's new meaning to do so because this comes up with nothing. firefox's battling wildfires on the edge of germany's capital with crews facing the additional danger of buried world war two the missions will bring you the latest from the see. a welcome to the program zimbabwe's top courses up held president thompson my god was not a victory in last month's election are you not amisse ruling by the nine judge panel dismissed opposition allegations of vote rigging the july thirtieth election was regarded as a star because it marked a new era for the country after of a book office thirty seven year long rule but the outcome. the nation's seve

as president of zimbabwe. i will be first. to zimbabwe. but despite all the pomp and this inauguration the election result has been bitterly contested only twenty four hours before zimbabwe's constitutional court confirmed that more on count one had won the july ballot after claims it was rigged m.d.c. opposition leader nelson chamisa still won't accept the results when the president is disputed. is a little i village in a game that are you supposed to be leading the people of zimbabwe. post-election clashes resulted in violence with sylvia my phone is one of those killed the president has promised an inquiry and also talked of political unity you know mark lucas and other political parties who couldn't just heard just ended when our elections we are the barbarians what do you know. this is. going to work ever diverters. but the president too took over from veteran leader robert mccarthy last year most know it would take more than one words to unite this country. to be a correspondent parallage misfile here it was at that inauguration cere

calm on the streets zimbabwe. an announcement on a new president is imminent following the disputed election. the incumbent emmerson mnangagwa has a significant lead over the main opposition candidate nelson chamisa. we'll bring you the result of the remaining province as soon as it's declared. also this hour: a review finds chances were missed to save 18—month—old elsie skully—hicks, who was murdered by her adoptive father in 2016. with nearly 8 out of 10 britons owning a smartphone, we look at how digital devices, are transforming people's lives. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers political commentator, lance price, and caroline wheeler from the sunday times. stay with us for that. good evening. welcome. interest rates have been increased for only the second time since the financial crisis of 2008. the bank of england's monetary policy committee voted unanimously for the rise, from 0.5% to 0.75%. the change had been widely predicted, despite concerns over rising per

do you think this is a dangerous time for zimbabwe ?rate into violence. we have seen a bit of violence, but i think it has been contained. u nfortu nately, think it has been contained. unfortunately, there has also been loss of life. wilf mbanga, thank you for talking to us. osama bin laden's mother, in herfirst interview, has described her son as a good child who was brainwashed and radicalised as a student. alia ghanem said osama bin laden, who was the leader of al-qaeda and masterminded the 9/11 attacks in the us, had fallen in with what she called "a cult" at a university in saudi arabia. she made her claims in an interview with the guardian newspaper's middle east correspondent, martin chulov. martinjoins us on the line from beirut. tell us what struck you when you spoke to osama bin laden's mother. she was a powerful, charismatic, independent woman. i wasn't expecting that walking into the interview. she had a lot of presents. she controlled the room. she controlled the conversation. she was very coherent. she joked, she was very

this hour of us is that different zimbabwe did dawn of the second republic of or zimbabwe following my commitment to open ab the democratic space the period is that special day twenty four from november twenty seventh putin and indeed one main justice in just nine months we have verified a new dream by blair. and forged a different path for our nation and pa for no freedoms democracy transpired and loving damani. pas of doubt all and debate. piles of u.d.t. peas and developments distinguished against comedy and friends. we err on the munch and do spank good friend ady now when i have general elections have quite an as with our lows and the guy did and informed by his side to get rid of the booze and guidelines governing elections as well as a few declensions on the principles governing democratic elections in africa. being going to let issues into each or all parties where free to campaign in all animals of law country elections in which competing ideas were discussed and debated freely and presently i had to beat up on myself to be the man says of these non violent i'm going to the la

so it is hugely damaging for zimbabwe way.e with this broader terms, what does this mean for the country? there were such high hopes after the fall of robert moog abe a few months ago that zimbabwe was set ona few months ago that zimbabwe was set on a calls for new future, a democratic free future. all that in tatters, or will this election in some ways still have proved to be a turning point for zimbabwe? those are very good questions, and a few months ago, as you mentioned, it appeared as if zimbabwe had turned the corner. we saw some extraordinary scenes of the military moving through the streets in their carriers and vehicles, being welcomed by the ordinary protesters. but today we saw very different scenes, and quite ironic because they were observing missions from they were observing missions from the african union and regional bodies, they had given this election a preliminary thumbs—up, saying it had complied with original laws and guidelines. the european union of the americans had said there was progress from previou

we can take you to zimbabwe. leader has dismissed what they've called "unverified fake results", after emmerson mnangagwa was declared winner of the first presidential election since the ousting of robert mugabe. these are pictures from the last few minutes at an opposition news conference, which was disrupted by riot police. they came in to chase journalists away, shouting "out, out," to journalists who had gathered to listen to nelson chamisa. now we are hearing the news conference is going to be allowed to get under way. extraordinary scenes in zimbabwe after this hotly contested parliamentary and presidential elections, which zanu—pf the party of robert mugabe, and emmerson mnangagwa, has won. the opposition will try to hold this news conference. police chased away journalists but we gather the news conference will take place and that is the scene live in harare, where we are waiting for the news conference to start in the next few minutes. it follows ugly scenes we saw a couple of days ago when the army came

zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa has called for peace and unity after being accused of winningnt and illegitimate" election. opposition leader, nelson chamisa has refused to accept defeat and claims he can prove that the electoral process was rigged. our correspondent nomsa maseko reports from the capital harare. the day started quietly. no celebrations the morning after an election which declared emmerson mnangagwa leader. but there were pockets of disruption. press conference by opposition leader nelson chamisa was interrupted by riot police. mr chamisa was allowed to speak eventually. he claims the 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 the

and that was paul a spokesman for zimbabwe's ruling zandu p.f. party speaking with us earlier tonight here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world an international delegation has arrived in north kivu province in the democratic republic of congo to help combat an outbreak of ebola twenty people have died so far it comes just a week after another outbreak in the northwest of the d.r. c. was declared over pope francis hasn't changed the catholic church's teaching on the death penalty declaring that it is now prohibited in all cases the church had previously allowed for capital punishment in certain instances but francis called those teachings outdated he said the death penalty was an attack on human dignity in jerusalem tens of thousands have marched in the city's largest ever again pride parade the colorful festivities were mixed with anger following the passage of a law that bars homosexual couples from having children through surrogacy. it is a nightmare scenario you're on a plane going in for an emergency land

the leader of zimbabwe is made. an opposition party has rejected the result of the country's presidential election and he's vowed to fight the outcome in court nelson chamisa the leader of the movement for democratic change also complained his posse had been harris since monday's election as police to confiscate proof of electorate fraud only on the day of drive police have even tried to stop the m.d.c. addressing the media. the main opposition party leader in zimbabwe tried to hold a press conference on friday in the capital out of it but it was disrupted by riot police who then cleared the area they were then in turn confronted by journalists. that are. good and one eventually the police did allow the press are to take place. there nelson chamisa of the movement for democratic change party or m.d.c. claimed the election on monday was rigged his party had taken just over forty four percent of the vote but emerson the non-god of the ruling zanu p.f. was declared the winner with almost fifty one percent of the vote.

and that's just time for one headline before we leave you in zimbabwe. opposition movement for democratic change has rejected the results of the country's presidential election as later nelson chamisa said his party would challenge the outcome in cork president emerson mangala meanwhile also said he wanted a free and fair election. that's your news rap i'm sara herman in berlin thanks for watching have a great weekend assisting. germany street by street. the most colorful. along. the most traditional find it all at any time. check in with the web special. take a tour of germany. on d w dot com.

zimbabwe's president. and his main rival nelson chamisa both say they're confident of victory after monday's election but. say it could be a tight race it was the first polls and robert mugabe was forced from office has more from harare. the wait to find out who has won zimbabwe's presidential election could be a long one parliamentary. but the presidential will only be announced when all assaults from the more than ten thousand polling stations have been tallied for now also bobbies can do is look at the individual results posted outside a specific polling station the final official result will only be announced in the coming days. with. some. of the. opposition supporters say they are worried about vote fixing and insist they are ready to defend a vote. to say they are not going to accept a phrase that was a little girl to speak. to his supporters who say that. the main opposition leader nelson has won. i want to turn yourself. in the. world. why what's your favorite. first. but. the official results can

more now on the situation in zimbabwe.s ray, who was us ambassador to zimbabwe from 2009 to 2012. i pointed out that he met the opposition leader many times and the president. i asked him where he thought this might be heading now. that is a good question, and one that is really hard to answer. looking at what was happening up until yesterday, i would have said things would go smoothly, and there was a chance for a peaceful transfer of power. today's events, though, caused me to take a step back and wonder if it could really go very badly. how do you think the opposition have played this? unfortunately, not very well. from the start, the factions within the opposition fighting over who had ownership of party names really, i think, weakened the opposition. there seemed to be a bit of a comeback over the last few weeks, and i have been following the voting on facebook. i have about 6,000 zimbabweans who dump information on to my facebook account by the minute. and it was looking like it was a very close election, but maybe j

this is g w news law from berlin tonight a first call of the presidential election in zimbabwe the ruling zanu p.f. party tells g.w. it is confident it has won. it will be inconceivable and reasonable for anyone to think that. we could we took this much joy to in the political election and then proceed to lose the position election to the opposition movement for democratic change claims however that the election was rigged police raided its headquarters and detained party leaders today the election commission is set to release the official results within minutes also coming up. my dad made them their children he and them but they just started attacking us even mean viciously and my husband was lying dead in front of me after that i lost consciousness times a moment and exclusive reports on a series of attacks by four white gangs on the roma community in ukraine what is fueling the violence. also coming up alpha will become civilian first company u.s. company to topple one that trillion dollars in market value the latest while so for a company that began in a garage forty two years ago. an

existed with this verdict the court has given emerson one jaguar the green light to become zimbabwe's new president ending a weeks long dispute the man get what camp is celebrating the victory and we say that the reds no evidence and the court found that there was no evidence of the my practices he would have to play with allegations and. yet so i believe. in a tweet urged his election opponent opposition leader nelson chamisa to cooperate he wrote letters old now put our differences behind us it is time to move forward together. but zimbabwe's opposition party the movement for democratic change remains firm in its position that the election process was problematic. so ultimately they had to quit having spoken. but the people followed the proceedings. entitled by law to come up with. emotions but the is a serious miss. with the courts having expressed its verdict emmerson magog was integration is set to take place on sunday. by straight to zimbabwe's capital harare where we joined data because fun and privilege must on hearing welcome for the edge tell us about reactions to this verdi

news coming to you live from berlin a long ruling senate p a party wins parliamentary elections in zimbabwe but the opposition movement for democratic change are questioning the results they're accusing senate p.f. of stealing the election eve observers are also raising questions about the poll also coming up a new gateway to europe with other routes cut all the refugees are now turning to the strait of gibraltar to reach the content and that is causing problems for spain . and those temperatures hit highs in northern europe we find out what people here in berlin are doing to cool down and we talk to those i'm able to escape the heat. well i'm terry martin thanks for joining us two days after historic elections in zimbabwe the country's electoral commission says the rulings in a p.f. party has won a huge majority in parliament santa p.f. is poised to take two thirds of the seats in zimbabwe's national assembly that's enough to rewrite the country's constitution positions supporters have gathered outside the electoral commission offices in harare they say zenu p.f. rigged to the vote by dela

this is deja news coming to you live from berlin zimbabwe's new political iraq gets softer shaky start the country's opposition party the movement for democratic change refuses to accept the result of the presidential election its leader nelson chamisa says he and his colleagues have been harrison tretton since monday's vote earlier riot police tried to prevent a news conference we'll go live to harare for the latest. also coming up the fallout from german news disastrous the world cup and rumbles on stoffel would mizzou o.c. accuse the german football federation of racism when he quit the national team after the tournament not the new code say it's a majority of germans share his concerns and. if it's childish some block an open air festival of heavy metal fans from around the world make their annual pilgrimage to northern germany for a weekend of music and made a. play . on welcome i'm on with the cima tension in zimbabwe as the main opposition party refuses to accept the result of the bed. stanch election is being won officially by as zanu p.f. leader anderson. but the opposition le

as president of zimbabwe. i would be first. to zimbabwe. but despite all the pomp at this inauguration the election result has been bitterly contested only twenty four hours before zimbabwe's constitutional court confirmed that more on god quark had won the july ballot after claims it was rigged m.d.c. opposition leader nelson chamisa still won't accept the results. present no doubt what is disputed is illegal i yeard legitimate claim that our i am supposed to be leading the people of zimbabwe. post-election clashes resulted in violence with sylvia my foes are one of those killed the president has promised an inquiry and also talked of political unity. oh merkel lutes and other political parties who couldn't get arrested for just ended a minor election we are all republicans what you know. is greater than what ever our dividers. but the president too took over from veteran leader robert mccarthy last year most know it would take more than one words to unite this country. as now look at some of the other stories making news around the world

and that i will promote whatever will advance zimbabwe. and will oppose whatever may harm zimbabwe.t i will discharge my duties with all my strength, to the best of my knowledge and ability. and adhere to the diktats of my conscience. and that i will devote myself to the well—being of zimbabwe and its people, so help me god. applause that was emmerson mnangagwa of the new president of zimbabwe. let me bring you some breaking news. the woman who has been in prison in iran. she has been and a three—day furlough which was granted on thursday. it was due to end today. her lawyers went to the authorities to request and extension. it is not uncommon, once they‘ve been released on furlough to remain on a rolling period of absence from prison. it does not mean that they have been released, but it means they can get on with something of their lives. there she is with her daughter and husband back in the uk. well, we are told that the prosecutors office has told that the prosecutors office has told her that she had to go back to the courts and from there she is due to be returned from prison.

now mon god has promised zimbabwe a new beginning. let's bring indeed of these adrienne krishi standing by for us and had a good to see you so the results came in the middle of the night one of the reactions been this morning there. well the situation in paris still quite tense you can see behind me this still heavy military and police presence in the city it has improved though compared to yesterday where the city center was always deserted and you found a policeman there today more and more people on the streets some shops even opened but you can see there's still some tension here a lot of people have the feeling that this election drama is not yet over although the results where already announced it is have a look at what the local newspapers wrote today and this is also an indicator for what i was saying. and disputes the independent is talking about and a slim victory for emerson when i've got one and then we also have the news today here that says chamisa rejects the fake results nelson chamisa is the major opposition candidate

in the post—coup zimbabwe, the military has been on the ascendancy.be playbook. this heavy—handed response was certainly a step back for the country which will hurt, though not fatally, president mnangagwa's efforts to re—engage with the international committee. it would be wise for international actors do not re—engage until the results are validated and the necessary political and economic reforms included, including the repeal of repressive legislation. as europe sweats its way through another heatwave, people in portugal and spain are bracing themselves for the continent's highest—ever temperatures. on friday thermometer readings nudged 46.1; degrees in el granado in southern spain, near the portuguese border. but, forecasters say the current european record of 48 degrees could be broken in the coming days. sima kotecha reports from cordoba. a city exhausted by the heat. in monduro, there is little movement today. and the sweltering conditions are having an impact on the younger and older generations. translation: i drink a lot of water. i go to t

from casting ballots to dodging bullets a week that has gone terribly wrong for zimbabwe tonight as the presidential election results are finally made public the capital harare is on walked to prevent more deadly violence there may be a new president in the morning what kind of democracy no one is saying. i'm burnt off and this is the day. you don't know you don't know if i'm really disappointed you want to have to be in one thousand new war with plenty of time to listen there's a difference in those who find. audemars do great but you know that i think is the group it's used to be violence. between people i wouldn't even see it too much about what a pity has to do i think is a pretty. decent incidence is that she lives to look. at human life. they should do it in that way did we have the remains of the world we want to see peace we don't want that is. also coming up tonight how many zeroes are there in one trillion all if you own shares and you probably know today the us tech giant became the first company in history valued at one trillion dollars. i loved watching it go up and up and

heard the ball and adrian krishna does this report on the aftermath of zimbabwe's election. was either friends and families pay their respects to susie on the force on her final journey the mother of two was killed in zimbabwe as post-election violence last week she was on her way home when she got caught in the crossfire hit in the back by soldiers bullets is the death of the brother joshua tumble still can't believe. it would be what she was a breakthrough in the family. was a bit very familiar. with it will move out of that with his. high portrait is up and. he's. on wednesday opposition m.d.c. supporters took to the streets and were met was brutal violence by zimbabwe's move to what they can institute a gas rubber bullets and life and unishe and to crackdown on opposition demonstrators. president elect emerson one god has promised consequences that was. is the date where some most lenders. use to it and in the end it could do it with. fears of violence have been subsided and the opposition is vowing to challenge the election results nelson chamisa insists the presidency.

first call of the presidential election in zimbabwe. the ruling zanu-pf party tells dw i it is confident it has one. >> would be inconceivable anand unreasonable for anyone to think we could win the majority in the parliamentary election and lose the presidential election. brent: the opposition movement for democratic change claims the election was rigged. pleasese rated its headquarters- police raided its headquarters today. the commission is set to release official results within minutes. also coming up -- >> i begged of them, but they started attacking us more viciously. my husband was lying dead in front of me. after that i lost consciousness. brent: an exclusive report on a series of attacks o by far right gangs on the roma community in ukraine. what is fueling the violence? travel becomes the first u.s. company to top $1 trillion in market value -- apple becomes the first u.s. company to top $1 trillion in market value, the latest milestone for a company that began in a garage 42 years ago. breaking through the great firewall of c

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across the country to maintain law and order the government of zimbabwe. and this is food responsibility. for the. destruction of property. injury and lives for life on the m.d.c. islands the commonwealth election observers are asking zimbabwe's electoral commission to release the full results they also denounce what they call an excessive use of force by security forces we cut to gary can lead the nose the excessive use of force against civilians and wish to engage all parties to exercise restraint zimbabwe electoral commission to exploit votes the announcements of who results it said that the lease creates opportunities for sick speculation about possible money pollution of the reserves before we bring in our guests let's take a look at the timeline of how we got here last november following mass protests and military intervention president robert mugabe stepped down after thirty seven years in power the same month it was replaced by emerson minh agogo who had previously served as vice president and god promised to bring change to call general elections

across the country to maintain law and order the government of zimbabwe. and this is food responsibility. for the. destruction of property. injury and lives for life on the m.d.c. islands the commonwealth election observers are asking zimbabwe's looked royal commission to release the full results they also denounce what they call an excessive use of force by security forces we cuts agree fully denounce the excessive use of force against civilians and wish to engage all parties to exercise restraint zimbabwe electoral commission to exploit its the announcements of who resorts to it said that the lease creates opportunities for six the coalition about possible money pollution of the reserves before we bring in our guests let's take a look at the timeline of how we got here last november following mass protests and military intervention president robert mugabe stepped down after thirty seven years in power the same month it was replaced by emerson minh agogo who had previously served as vice president and god promised to bring change she called general electi