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Zimbabwe's MDC opposition party confirms it will launch a legal challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's narrow election victory, which it says was due to fraud. SOUNDBITE
Members of Portugal's centre-right opposition party, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) react to the release of an exit poll which predicts their victory in the elections. IMAGES
"As we announced the day before yesterday, we do not recognise these elections," says opposition candidate Hajo Andrianainarivelo at a press conference in the capital Antananarivo. The first round of Madagascar's presidential election appears to have resulted in a very low voter turnout. Tensions are running high between incumbent Andry Rajoelina, who has voiced confidence in being re-elected, and ten opposition candidates who have called for a boycott of the vote. SOUNDBITE
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Nelson Chamisa claims victory in the country's election after challenging results that saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa winning a second term in office. SOUNDBITE
Opposition leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, Nelson Chamisa, goes to the ballot box to cast his vote in the Zimbabwean elections. After voting he addresses the press outside, accusing the government of a "clear and deliberate ploy" of withholding ballot papers for "other candidates" in urban areas such as Harare. IMAGES
Members of Zimbabwe's opposition MDC Alliance party are arrested, including Vice President Tendai Biti. The arrest took place outside the party's headquarters in Harare, after Biti had asked police to allow him access to the building to clear out members of a splinter group that had previously occupied the building. IMAGES N°1SW97H