The United States-based international publication, the New York Times has said that the July 30 harmonised elections were dubious and create problems for international donors and investors who were keen on reengagement. In an article written by its editorial board. The New York Times says,
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has yet to prove that the vote was fair, creating a problem for international donors and investors whose help is desperately needed to revive the country.
Last week’s national elections in Zimbabwe were a critical test of whether President Emmerson Mnangagwa was really prepared to lead the revival of a country brought to ruin by his autocratic predecessor, Robert Mugabe. So far, the aftermath of the elections that gave Mr Mnangagwa and the governing ZANU-PF party at least five more years in power has given little reason for celebration.
….There is little likelihood that Zimbabwe’s electoral commission or courts will overturn the results, posing a difficult choice to the International Monetary Fund and other donors and investors whose help is desperately needed to sort out an economic mess that has sent more than a quarter of Zimbabwe’s citizens abroad to work.
Mr. Mnangagwa, ZANU-PF and the military have not yet struck out. They still benefit from the hope that Mr. Mugabe’s fall turned the page for Zimbabwe, and the country can finally reclaim the stability and prosperity its natural resources and educated population should have.
To keep what remains of that hope alive, Mr. Mugabe’s successors must urgently lift the questions and doubts that the elections only intensified. If he is to have any credibility, President Mnangagwa must urgently rein in the military, condemn and halt the harassment of his opponents and make the election tabulations publicly available.
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While we used to believe that western people were the cleverest and most educated, some look very iliterate though. How does the writer of this article fail to realise that what he expects from President Mnangagwa has already hapened and all literate people of this world should be awhare of that fact. President Mnangagwa has dramaticaly opened up democratic space to the amazement of many in this world and all political players could campaign freely whenever and wherever they decided. On the other hand, the electoral body has published detailed results of the elections in both print and electronic form so i just wonder what the writer of this article is complaining about!