ZANU-PF wins Goromonzi West in condemned recount
ZANU-PF has retained Goromonzi West House of Assembly and Senate seats in the first batch of poll recount results released last night in a recount that has been condemned by SADC observers.
Recounts are being carried out in Chimanimani West, Mutare West, Bikita West, Bikita South, Bulilima East, Zhombe, Zaka West, Zvimba North, Silobela, Chiredzi North, Mberengwa East, West, South and North, and Gutu South, North and Central.
ZANU-PF party gained one vote in the House of Assembly recount, pushing the result to 6 194 against MDC’s 5 931 while the results for the Senate remained unchanged at 5 672.
The Goromonzi West recount was one of the two recounts requested by MDC while Zanu-PF requested 21 others.
In Zvimba North, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission officials are expecting to wrap up the recount today.
The recount is still going on in Mashonaland West.
"We are currently clearing Ward 18 and then work on Ward 30 and Ward 31 that have a total of 14 polling stations," an official told the state media.
SADC director of politics, defence and security at the regional bloc’s secretariat Retired Lieutenant-Colonel Tanki Mothae said they had deployed almost 60 observers for the recounting process.
ZEC yesterday said the recounting process was expected to be completed in Goromonzi West today.
The commission’s deputy chief elections officer responsible for operations Mr Utloile Silaigwana said the process had taken longer than anticipated because of the meticulous verification process involved.
"There is progress and maybe we should be through in Goromonzi West by tomorrow (today). In the other constituencies, the recounting is at varying stages," he said.
Mr Silaigwana said results from the recounting would be announced in the constituencies.