ZEC announce that the MDC have control of the House of Assembly
Latest news is that the ZEC have announced that the MDC have control of the House of Assembly!.
This is a momentous political development.
President Robert Mugabe’s party has lost its majority in parliament, the Zimbabwe Election Commission says.
It says Mr Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105. One seat has gone to an independent.
Zanu PF have lost control for the first time in 28 years.
No news on the Presidential vote yet.
We will bring you more results for the House of Assembly as soon as we get them.
April 2nd, 2008 17:36
GREAT NEWS!!!
April 2nd, 2008 17:40
What a good blog. Keep up the good work. I’m watching the developments in Zim with interest. Fingers crossed on a positive result
April 2nd, 2008 17:45
Mmmm, actually the party which forms a coalition with MDC AM have control over the house.
April 2nd, 2008 17:58
Does the president still get to appoint additionnal MPs ?
April 2nd, 2008 18:06
ZVAITIKA………. Finally
April 2nd, 2008 18:13
Re: scotchcart
Can you allow us a little moment of bliss. Mugabe’s party has no control anymore. We can worry about the hypenetions after the MDC later. Right now ZANU yaenda.
April 2nd, 2008 18:20
Hooray!
April 2nd, 2008 18:29
Looking fantastic. It seems all over at this point for Mugarbage.
Freedom for Zimbabwe.
April 2nd, 2008 19:21
This is at last the news we have been waiting for.
Fantastic!
April 2nd, 2008 21:50
And we know where the Presidential vote is going.
To you guys who have fought for so long, shed so many tears and held on for dear life – SALUTE!
April 2nd, 2008 22:32
Zvaitika!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Makorokoto Zimbabwe. Tanga tanzwa for sure. I’[ve been looking wistfully at a 20 cent coin which I brought with me from my last visit home last year and rubbing it for luck. Not too sure that it wuz the rubbing that done it … but done it it did!!!
April 2nd, 2008 22:43
AFTER REALISING THAT THEY HAVE LOST THE ELECTIONS ZANU PF SENIOR OFFICIALS ARE BUSY LOOTING WHATEVER THEY CAN. THE RESIDENTS OF NYANGA ARE NOLONGER GETTING MEALIE-MEAL FROM THE GRAIN MARKETING BOARD BECAUSE THEY VOTED FOR THE OPPOSITION. PROMINENT OFFICIALS ARE SEEN CARRYING LOADS OF MEALIE MEAL FROM THE GMB AT THE EXPENSE OF STARVING INNOCENT CITIZEN. AT LEAST THERE WOULD BE ORDER IN PARLIAMENT AS THE MDC HAS TAKEN CONTROL
April 2nd, 2008 23:20
In 2002 he got yellow card now he got another to make a red….prrrr!oooout.