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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has again called for the immediate and full release of Zimbabwe's election results.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won the most seats in Zimbabwe's parliament in the election, but three weeks after it was concluded no result has been announced in the presidential race.
"The ongoing delay by the Zimbabwe Election Commission to release the full election results raises fears that (President) Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party are preparing to steal the parliamentary and presidential elections once again," Mr Peters said.
"There are strong indications from various sources that Zanu-PF, which lost its majority in parliament, has secured the means to produce fraudulent results from this election.
"Zanu-PF now appears to be trying to revisit the outcome, and to retain the presidency, by seeking recounts in 23 constituencies."
He called for the immediate release of the election results.
- NZPA
