By SPA
United Nations : United Nations (U.N.) Chief Ban Ki-Moon on Monday in a statement through his spokesperson urged the electoral commission in Zimbabwe to disclose recent election results “expeditiously and with transparency.”
Ban expressed concern that the election results will not be released. “The Secretary-General is concerned that presidential results have yet to be released in spite of the constitutional deadline,” he said through his spokesperson.
“He [Ban] calls upon all actors to act responsibly, exercise restraint and calm, and to address all issues regarding the elections through recourse to legal means and dialogue as necessary for the good of all Zimbabweans, ” Ban’s spokesperson added.
Ban last Tuesday also recommended “continued calm” in the wake of the Zimbabwe elections and urged Zimbabweans for “the utmost transparency” in the election process.
Incumbent president Robert Mugabe is competing against Morgan Tsvangirai and Simba Makoni. The winner must achieve greater than 50 percent in the vote count in order to offset a second competition or a run-off.