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This article gives details about the vote counting system for the 2008 Zimbabwe presidential election In its preliminary report on 30 March, the SADC observer mission gave the election a positive assessment, although it noted some concerns. Jose Marcos Barrica, the head of the mission, described the election as "a peaceful and credible expression of the will of the people of Zimbabwe." He said that it was free of violence and intimidation. Two members of the mission dissented from the group's report, however.〔("Zimbabwe vote 'credible'" ), Reuters and Sapa-AFP (''The Star'', South Africa), 31 March 2008.〕 On 30 March, Tendai Biti claimed victory for the MDC at a news conference, saying that the party held the lead based on partial and unofficial results and that the trend was "irreversible".〔("MDC pre-empts ZEC, claims victory" ), AFP (newzimbabwe.com), 29 March 2008.〕 According to the MDC, results from 35% of polling stations (as posted on the doors of the polling stations) showed Tsvangirai with 67% of the vote. Leaders of the security forces and government officials had warned the opposition against announcing unofficial results.〔("Zimbabwe's opposition party claims early election lead" ), Associated Press (''International Herald Tribune''), 30 March 2008.〕 Presidential spokesman George Charamba said that if Tsvangirai's next step, after announcing unofficial results and declaring himself the victor, was to declare himself President, then that would be considered "a coup d'état and we all know how coups are handled". Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission expressed concern at the MDC's announcement of "purported results of the poll when in fact the results are being verified and collated", and it urged the people to be patient.〔Ezekiel Chiwara, ("Zimbabwe: MDC Announces Lead in Poll" ), ''The Zimbabwe Guardian'' (allAfrica.com), 30 March 2008.〕 Biti said that the MDC did not wait on the Electoral Commission's results because it did not trust the Commission and did not consider it to be independent.〔 ==Official results delay== Anxiety increased as more than 24 hours passed with no announcement of any official results. Judge George Chiweshe, the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, said that it was taking longer to count the ballots than it had in the past because there were four separate elections occurring at once (for President, for the House of Assembly, for the Senate, and for local councils).〔 Parliamentary results, but not presidential results, began to be announced by the Electoral Commission on 31 March. The MDC continued to claim victory for Tsvangirai, and there was speculation that the delay in announcing results was being used to facilitate rigging. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged the immediate release of results,〔Sylvia Manika, Blessing Zulu, and Carole Gombakomba, ("Nerves On Edge In Harare As Zimbabwe Election Count Enters Day Three" ), VOA News, 31 March 2008.〕 and the United States said that it was "concerned" by the delay.〔("US concerns over Zimbabwe election results delay" ), newzimbabwe.com, 31 March 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「Vote counting for Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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