Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa addresses a media conference in Harare, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Friday said the country's electoral commission should release "proper and verified" results of the first national election since Robert Mugabe left office.
The commission earlier declared President Emmerson Mnangagwa the winner of the ballot.
The European Union on Thursday called for calm in Zimbabwe, where three people where killed in clashes following Monday's presidential election.The deployment of soldiers and their beating of unarmed protesters set back President Emmerson Mnangagwa's efforts to shed Zimbabwe's pariah status after decades of repression under Robert Mugabe, who was ousted in a coup in November."Following the shootings and violence that have in the past day already claimed the lives of several people, we appeal for calm and restraint on all sides and for protests to be conducted according to the law," the European Union's foreign service (EEAS) said.The EEAS said that, while the elections were competitive and political freedoms were respected during the campaign, EU observers had pointed out a lack of a truly level playing field. Britain urges calm after post-election violence in ZimbabweZimbabwe: Government says troops to remain in capital
EU calls for calm in Zimbabwe after election violence
In comments referring to the commission, Chamisa said on his Twitter page that "the level of opaqueness, truth deficiency, moral decay & values deficit is baffling."