Zimbabwe's poll commission accepts 5 recounts

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Zimbabwe's poll commission accepts 5 recounts
09 Apr 2008 16:33:48 GMT

HARARE, April 9 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's electoral commission
has accepted a ruling ZANU-PF request for a recount of votes
in five parliamentary constituencies, Justice Minister Patrick
Chinamasa said on Wednesday.

ZANU-PF is trying to overturn the result of an election in
which it lost control of parliament for the first time.
Chinamasa said the commission had rejected seven appeals
and nine were pending.

The opposition MDC has a two-seat majority in parliament but
a breakaway faction of the party won another 10 seats and
one went to an independent.

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