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Zimbabweans Rally for Change, July 2013


By the time the rally began, thousands of supporters had arrived.


Created: 31st Jul 2013
Modified: 3rd Aug 2013
Author: DL
Fri Aug 2 04:14:51 2013

Lets see... There were about 6.2 million registered voters on the voters list. We're told that over 2 million of those names were of dead people, leaving 4.2 million to elect the president of Zimbabwe. However the local NGO network estimates that about another 1 million registered urban voters were prevented from voting because their names had been removed from the voters roll. That leaves 3.2 million people to elect the president in a country where most people seem to want change. Mugabe supporters are claiming that he has won a higher percentage than the 70% that he win in… [Read Full Text]

Author: Dead Donkey
Fri Aug 2 12:33:20 2013

It is not for Mugabe to produce unused ballot papers. Thats for ZEC. Mugabe should be thinking of how to use the mandate he was won, fair and square. When you do your maths, remember that ZEC recruited election officials with no way of knowing their party affiliation. Then all parties were represented and monitoring each and every polling station. Collate the irregularities and publish them for all to see. Then proceed to a conclusion on whether we have with us the will of the Zimbabwean people or not. It is mischievous to hint or suggest at a stolen… [Read Full Text]

Author: takunya_ndebvu
Sat Aug 3 09:36:53 2013

Dead_Donkey;

I TOTALLY agree with what you said but would hasten to add that even if, by some weird coincidence, ZEC was aware of the recruited officials' political affiliation, there is no way rigging would have taken place unless those paddling these lies are telling the whole world that MDC-C (Chematama)'s polling agents were all bought out and left the polling stations.

Every polling station is supposed to have a polling agent(s) witnessing EVERYTHING going on and this is in addition to local and international monitors who do not answer to ZEC's polling officials.

Are these people telling us that… [Read Full Text]

Author: DL
Fri Aug 2 03:52:12 2013

There were about 6.2 million registered voters on the voters list. We're told that over 2 million of those names were of dead people, leaving 4.2 million to elect the president of Zimbabwe. However the local NGO network estimates that about another 1 million registered urban voters were prevented from voting because their names did not appear on the voters list. That leaves 3.2 million people to elect the president in a country where most people seem to want change. Mugabe supporters are claiming that he has won a higher percentage than the 70% that he win in the election… [Read Full Text]

Author: DL
Fri Aug 2 03:55:31 2013

There were about 6.2 million registered voters on the voters list. We're told that over 2 million of those names were of dead people, leaving 4.2 million to elect the president of Zimbabwe. However the local NGO network estimates that about another 1 million registered urban voters were prevented from voting because their names did not appear on the voters list. That leaves 3.2 million people to elect the president in a country where most people seem to want change. Mugabe supporters are claiming that he has won a higher percentage than the 70% that he win in the election… [Read Full Text]

Author: walddoza
Fri Aug 2 10:46:53 2013

You want ZEC to show you 2 million unused ballot papers. Show them the 2 million graves you are on about

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