Morgan Tsvangirai, chief rival of Robert Mugabe, has rejected the president's proposed election as "unlawful".
Mugabe bypassed parliament to set the poll date for the 31st July, a move which breaches the 2008 power-sharing agreement made between the president's Zanu-PF party and Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change.
Tsvangirai said of Mugabe's declaration:
Mugabe bypassed parliament to set the poll date for the 31st July, a move which breaches the 2008 power-sharing agreement made between the president's Zanu-PF party and Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change.
Tsvangirai said of Mugabe's declaration:
"Clearly therefore, the unilateral proclamation made today is a deliberate attempt to stall the reform agenda in Zimbabwe. Without reforms, Zimbabwe is yet again heading to another contested, predatory and illegitimate election."See the Guardian for full report.