<p>Nelson Chamisa was set to address journalists about his rejection of the Zimbabwe election results when anti-riot police armed with batons and shields briefly broke up the press conference on August 3, according to the Times</a>.</p><p>Chamisa, the leader of the MDC Alliance, lost the election to Emmerson Mnangagwa, though he claimed an early victory</a> before the election results were released on August 2. Mnangagwa’s ZANU-PF won two-thirds of the seats in parliament, according to a tweet</a> from the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation.</p><p>Mnangagwa tweeted</a> that the disturbance at the news conference had “no place in our society” and that the government was investigating the incident further.</p><p>The press conference proceeded shortly after anti-riot police left the scene, according to the Washington Post</a>.</p><p>Zimbabwe took to the polls on July 31 for the first time since the 2017 removal of Robert Mugabe, also of the ZANU-PF party. Mugabe had been president for 30 years</a> after serving as prime minister for seven years. Credit: Dewa Mavhinga via Storyful</p><br />
