The 15-member Southern Africa Development Community on Friday declared Zimbabwe's elections free and peaceful.

 

　　Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has taken well over 50-percent of the parliamentary seats in the general elections.

 

　　While the official numbers are not in, a spokesperson for the party says they've managed to secure a majority of the 210 parliamentary seats up for grabs.

 

　　This comes as those opposed to Mugabe's rule continue to complain about Wednesday's vote.

 

　　"ZANU-PF has rigged for a long time, now we cannot take it any more. We cannot take it anymore. The youths are suffering, the old are suffering. There is so much apathy and everything and we cannot take it anymore."

 

　　Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai has already dismissed the election as a sham.

 

　　Although the election has been widely endorsed by international observers as peaceful, including South African President Jacob Zuma, others don't agree.

 

　　The largest group of domestic observers, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, says voting on Wednesday was compromised.

 

　　The group claims up to a million eligible voters may have been prevented from casting their ballots.

 

　　About 6.4 million Zimbabweans were registered to vote in Wednesday's general elections.

 

　　Final results are expected later on this Friday.