ZANU-PF is set to file a court challenge against MDC-Alliance
leader Mr Nelson Chamisa’s election petition at the Constitutional Court
tomorrow, a senior party official said yesterday.
Mr Chamisa filed his election petition at the
Constitutional Court last Friday, challenging President Mnangagwa’s victory in
the July 30 harmonised elections.
In an interview, Zanu-PF Secretary for Legal Affairs Cde
Paul Mangwana said their response was ready, but would be filed tomorrow.
“We failed to file today (yesterday) because the courts are
closed.
“We understand that they will only open on Wednesday, so we
will only proceed to do so on Wednesday.
“The court papers have been ready since morning,” said Cde
Mangwana.
He said Zanu-PF was well resourced with experienced
lawyers.
“We have Advocate Lewis Uriri and Advocate Thembinkosi
Magwaliba leading the team, but we have a team of more than 10 legal
practitioners working on the matter.
“That resource called lawyers is not scarce in Zanu-PF. The
Secretary of Legal Affairs is a lawyer and the leader of the party is also a
lawyer and we have many other lawyers,” said Cde Mangwana.
In his petition, Mr Chamisa alleged electoral fraud and malpractices
during the elections in which Zanu-PF romped to victory, claiming two-thirds
parliamentary majority.
President Mnangagwa won 50,8 percent of the vote.
After the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced the
results, Mr Chamisa called a press conference and described the election
results as fabricated and overblown to ensure the incumbent President’s
victory.
His lawyer, Advocate Thabani Mpofu, said they had
overwhelming evidence to prove that Mr Chamisa was cheated.
The court has 14 days within which to make a determination
of the dispute after all the parties complete filing the necessary papers.
According to his draft order, Mr Chamisa is seeking the
nullification of President Mnangagwa’s victory and wants the court to declare
him the winner.
He claimed the election was not conducted in accordance
with the law and was not “free and fair”. Herald
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