Zimbabwe vote result not ‘legitimate’, says UN chief

Ban Ki-moon has criticised Zimbabwe's presidential run off election in which Mugabe won another term, saying outcome does not reflect 'true and genuine' will of the people nor produce a 'legitimate result.'

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has criticised Zimbabwe’s presidential run off election in which President Robert Mugabe won another term, saying the outcome does not reflect the “true and genuine” will of the people nor produce a “legitimate result.”

The observers, Ban said, confirmed that conditions were not in place for a free and fair election and the process was “deeply flawed.”

“The Secretary-General encourages efforts of the two sides to negotiate a political solution that would end violence and intimidation.

“He (Ban) supports the efforts of the African Union and Southern African Development Community (SADC) to promote an agreement acceptable to the people of Zimbabwe,” said his spokesperson Marie Okabe in Tokyo, Japan.

Ban is currently on a foreign tour.

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