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Zimbabwe run-off announced

Παρασκευή, 02 Μαΐου 2008 22:11

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai beat President Robert Mugabe in the presidential election but faces a run-off vote after failing to win an outright majority, the electoral body said on Friday.The opposition Movement for Democratic Change called the announcement of the long-delayed result "scandalous daylight robbery". It says Tsvangirai won more than 50 percent at the March 29 election and Mugabe's 28-year rule is over. But election officials said the opposition MDC leader won 47.9 percent while Mugabe took 43.2 percent. The US and former colonial power, Britain adjudged that no second round could be free and fair.


Reuters