President Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again pleaded with his political opponents to recognize him as the winner of the July 2018 elections.
Addressing representatives of political parties that heeded to his invitation for dialogue, Mnangagwa pleaded with the opposition parties to accept him as the winner of the disputed July 2018 elections.
“In view of the July 30 results and the subsequent Constitutional Court pronouncement, I suggest that we all accept the results of our harmonised elections as a legitimate expression of the will of the Zimbabwean people, in order for us to focus on the next elections which are due in 2023.
“Before then it means all of us in our different capacities must accept the challenges we face as a sovereign nation with a view to making positive contributions,” said Mnangagwa.
Opposition MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa has insisted that he does not recognize Mnangagwa as the winner of the widely disputed and condemned elections.
Mnangagwa’s legitimacy has also come under increasing scrutiny from the international community following widespread violence unleashed by soldiers on innocent civilians first on the 1st of August last year and mid-January this year.