🟡The way forward is clear: we must hold a fresh election under the supervision of regional, continental, and international bodies. We refuse to let the hard-earned victory of the people be undermined by the Zimbabwe Election Commission (@ZECzim) and those behind it.
The re-election of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa was marred by vote suppression, arrest of observers, voter intimidation, threats of violence, harassment and coercion. The credibility of this election is in grave doubt. We must stand with opposition like @advocatemahere.
As the fallout over the brazenly stolen Zimbabwe elections deepens, the United States says it is engaging regional leaders over the volatile issue.
The US highlighted ominous consequences of the electoral fraud for Harare's international re-engagement and isolation.
The US also slammed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for its destabilising incompetence and fraud, while lambasting government for attacking the Sadc election observer mission and suppressing independent monitors to cover up its fraudulent activities.
Elections observers have largely expressed concern over how elections were conducted, saying they were marred by illegalities and irregularities.
The Sadc election observer mission particularly said the elections did not meet basic benchmarks the regional body's principles and guidelines governing democratic elections, effectively rejecting the outcome.
A flawed process leads to an illegitimate outcome, the election observers say.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and government officials have reacted angrily by attacking Sadc observers for exposing the elections rot.
The US says the Zimbabwean government officials' behaviour, including that of Zanu PF leaders, is "dangerous" and Harare should stop its "inflammatory and unacceptable" rhetoric.
The disputed elections results leave Zimbabwe worse off than it was before the hotly contested polls amid renewed political instability, economic tailspin and social polarisation.
This is contained in a forthright statement issued by the State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller (pictured below).