By AFPMore by this AuthorHARAREZimbabwe's opposition MDC party on Tuesday claimed victory in the country's historic elections while the government threatened to jail leaders announcing results as the wait for official tallies dragged on. Senior MDC veteran Tendai Biti had earlier said the party would release its own results if the vote did not go in favour of Chamisa. It is an offence to announce poll results ahead of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), he added. MDC VICTORY"There is no way that ZANU-PF will accept an MDC victory. He has repeatedly accused ZANU-PF and election authorities of trying to fix the result via a flawed register of voters, ballot paper malpractice and voter intimidation.

Source: Daily Nation July 31, 2018 14:26 UTC