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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
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
Nelson Chamisa, leader of the Zimbabwean opposition party 'Movement for Democratic Change', apologises to international journalists after his press conference was disrupted by police in riot gear, following the announcement of the election results. SOUNDBITE
Police arrest supporters of MDC after being holed up in their office for almost 24 hrs, Harare. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES
Zimbabwean opposition party supporters celebrate outside the Movement for Democratic Change party headquarters in Harare. The MDC are claiming victory in the country's historic elections, setting the scene for a showdown with the ruling ZANU-PF that has held power since independence in 1980. IMAGES
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