President Robert Mugabe's response to Tsvangirai was "if he does so we will arrest him." MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti then said there was nothing illegal about announcing the results already posted by ZEC and promised to do so.
I have just been to my polling station (at close of polling at 7pm) to view the results as I did in 2008. I was told by a ZEC monitor that they were taking a 15 minute break and then had been instructed to begin counting ONLY local councillor votes. He said the MP and Presidential ballots would be transported to a larger town 45 minutes away to be posted at regional level. The vehicle that will transport them is only large enough for a select few officials to move in!
This is how the vote is being stolen this time. At this point the opposition parties should withdraw from or halt the process – this is blatantly the means by which the will of the people is to be subverted yet again!
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