Zambia — Zambia called an emergency summit of southern African leaders on the political crisis in Zimbabwe, where the opposition has accused President Robert Mugabe of withholding election results to cling to power.
With no resolution in sight 11 days after the election, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa said Wednesday that regional leaders would meet Saturday to coordinate their response to the crisis.
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he won the March 29 election outright and has asked the High Court to force publication of the results. The court will rule Monday on the case, said lawyers for Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change and the Election Commission.
The opposition claims Mugabe is delaying the release of the results so he can orchestrate a runoff and give ruling party militants time to intimidate rural voters and ensure he does not lose a second vote.
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