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South Africa has joined international calls for Zimbabwe's electoral commission to release the results of last month's presidential election. | South Africa has joined international calls for Zimbabwe's electoral commission to release the results of last month's presidential election. |
A South African government spokesman said they should be published as soon as possible. | |
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki is mediating in Zimbabwe's crisis but has been accused of failing to put pressure on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. | |
The opposition MDC says it won the election outright. | |
Government spokesman Themba Maseko told the BBC there was a fear that the situation in Zimbabwe could deteriorate because the results of the presidential poll had not been released. | |
"It is our view that all the participants should come together, sort out all the causes of the delay, and then release the results as a matter of urgency," he said. | |
When asked whether South Africa still adhered to a policy of "quiet diplomacy" in dealings with Zimbabwe, Mr Maseko said that South Africa's position had not "been coming out as clearly as it should." |