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Zanu
PF disregarding the will of the people
Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC)
April 10, 2008
http://mdc.co.zw/newsbody.asp?newsid=61
The MDC National Executive
Council met in Harare today and made several resolutions in light
of Zanu PF's attempts in disregarding the Constitution of Zimbabwe
following its defeat by the MDC at the polls on March 29.
The council reiterated
the need to put the people of Zimbabwe first and called for the
expeditious resolution to the political, economic and social crisis
in Zimbabwe.
The party is concerned
by the failure by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in releasing
the presidential election results and is equally disturbed by the
frivolous and malicious calls by Zanu PF to have a re-run before
the announcement of the result.
There is clear evidence
which shows that the MDC won a clear majority of 50, 3 percent against
Zanu PF's 43, 8 percent thereby avoiding a re-run in the presidential
poll.
The National Executive
Council also raised concern over Zanu PF president Mugabe's illegal
extension of the term of cabinet ministers in complete disregard
of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and the militarisation of the State
by Zanu PF.
There is a heavy deployment
of senior security forces, war veterans and youth militias into
rural and urban areas and an increase in the number of violence
reports in these areas.
Due to the above
statements the MDC National Executive resolves that it would reject
to any calls, directive or decision on a recount which is not only
illegal but also meaningless given that the declarations for election
results have already been made in terms of Section 64 of the Electoral
Act.
The MDC rejects
the malicious deliberate and manipulative failure
to announce the results of the presidential poll.
The MDC won
the presidential election convincingly without the need of a re-run
and will therefore reject any calls for a run-off.
The party notes the illegitimacy
of Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe and his cabinet following the
dissolution of Parliament on the 28th March 2008, and therefore
does not accept that there is any legitimate Government or substantive
President in the country.
The MDC rejects
the constitutional subversion and constitutional coup
d'etat done quietly by President Mugabe against the people of
Zimbabwe.
The MDC rejects the deployment
of top army and security officials and the militarization of the
countryside and condemns the massive violence and intimidation and
the chaos that is currently taking place across the country.
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