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Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa called an emergency meeting of SADC leaders for 12 April during the 2008 Zimbabwe presidential election to discuss the post-election impasse.〔("SADC calls Zim crisis meeting" ), Reuters (''News24''), 9 April 2008.〕〔("Zambia to hold Zimbabwe summit" ), Al Jazeera, 9 April 2008.〕 According to Mwanawasa, Zimbabwe's "deepening problems" meant that the issue needed to be "dealt with at presidential level".〔 Jacob Zuma, meanwhile, said that he thought results should have already been announced,〔 and he described the failure to release them as "unprecedented".〔("What Zim crisis?" ), AFP (''IOL''), 12 April 2008.〕 ==Meeting details== Biti said on 10 April that the MDC would not participate in a second round, reiterating the party's claim that Tsvangirai won a majority in the first round.〔("Zimbabwe opposition rejects run-off" ), Al Jazeera, 10 April 2008.〕〔("MDC says Tsvangirai will not stand in run-off" ), Associated Press (newzimbabwe.com), 10 April 2008.〕 According to the law, if one candidate in a second round withdraws, the other candidate is automatically the winner. Chinamasa was dismissive of the MDC's claim that it would not participate in a second round, saying that if the party was serious, it should formally withdraw. According to Chinamasa, the MDC wanted to avoid humiliation in a second round, which he predicted ZANU-PF would win by a large margin, and was using the threat to boycott as a "face-saving gesture".〔("Few options for MDC in poll stalemate" ), newzimbabwe.com, 14 April 2008.〕 Biti also urged SADC leaders due to meet in Zambia on 12 April to call for Mugabe's resignation, and he said that Tsvangirai would attend the SADC meeting. Matonga, the Deputy Information Minister, said initially that Mugabe would also attend the SADC meeting,〔〔 although Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu said that "there is no crisis in Zimbabwe that warrants a special meeting on Zimbabwe".〔 Soon afterwards, state radio reported that three ministers would represent Zimbabwe at the summit, rather than Mugabe himself. Matonga said the summit was called without consulting Zimbabwe.〔Nelson Banya, ("Mugabe snubs SADC, political rallies banned" ), Reuters (''IOL''), 11 April 2008.〕 According to Matonga, Mugabe decided not to attend because he could not answer anything; as a candidate, he was unable to say what the results of the election would be or when they would be announced. Tsvangirai met with South African President Thabo Mbeki on 10 April in Johannesburg.〔("Mugabe pulls out of key meeting on election crisis" ), ''CNN'', 12 April 2008.〕 The MDC issued pamphlets on 11 April calling for a general strike beginning on 15 April to demand the release of results.〔("Police ban rallies as MDC calls nationwide job boycotts" ), AFP (''newzimbabwe.com''), 11 April 2008.〕〔("Zimbabwe opposition calls strike" ), Al Jazeera, 11 April 2008.〕 The strike was to continue until the announcement of results.〔Bruce Sibanda, ("Tsvangirai sets conditions for run-off as strike set to begin" ), Afrik.com, 15 April 2008.〕 On the same day, police banned political rallies in Harare.〔〔 Bvudzijena, announcing the ban, said that most policemen were occupied with guarding ballot boxes〔〔("Zimbabwe bans political rallies" ), BBC News, 11 April 2008.〕 and ensuring security in the wake of the election,〔 meaning that they were not able to handle rallies;〔 furthermore, he said that there was no need for rallies because the election had already been held.〔〔 The MDC had planned to hold a rally on 13 April. Nelson Chamisa of the MDC said: "We cannot accept a declaration of a police state. People have just voted for change, for democracy and what do they get? This is unacceptable."〔〔 Assistant Police Commissioner Faustino Mazango accused the MDC of sending 350 activists to stir up violence and warned that anyone attempting to "provoke a breach of peace, whoever they are and whatever office they hold, will be dealt with severely".〔 Mbeki visited Harare and met with Mugabe on 12 April immediately before going to Lusaka for the SADC meeting on the same day. After he met with Mugabe, Mbeki said that there was not a crisis, emphasising that it was the responsibility of the Electoral Commission to release results and urging patience in waiting for the results.〔〔("Zimbabwe focus of regional summit" ), Al Jazeera, 12 April 2008.〕 At the summit, Zimbabwe was to be represented by Mnangagwa, Chinamasa, Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, and Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Joey Bimha.〔 Mugabe, for his part, said that his decision not to attend the summit was not a snub: "We are very good friends and very good brothers. Sometimes you attend, sometimes you have other things holding you back."〔 Regarding Mbeki's statement that the situation in Zimbabwe was not a crisis, Tsvangirai said that "such a misrepresentation creates the perception of quiet approval which I think is quite shocking", and he indicated that Mbeki had expressed a different view when the two had met privately. MDC Secretary for International Affairs Elphas Mukonoweshuro was overtly hostile in his reaction to Mbeki's statement, wondering if Mbeki had been drunk at the time.〔("Top MDC official calls Mbeki a 'drunkard'" ), newzimbabwe.com, 15 April 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 Southern African Development Community emergency meeting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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