“The EU takes note of the announcement of the results” of the presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe on 23 August by the Electoral Commission (ZEC), which declared President Emmerson Mnangagwa the winner for a second term (52.6% of the vote) - results contested by the opposition at the end of an electoral process criticised by international observers, including those from the EU (see EUROPE B13213A24).
“Zimbabweans turned out in great numbers, and showed their...