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Zimbabwe Opposition Reunite, Call on Mugabe to Step Aside

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04.28.08 posted by jason 113 views no comments image
With many of their activists under violent attack and hundreds of their supporters in jail, the leaders of Zimbabwe's divided opposition formally announced that the two groups had reunited, claiming control of Parliament for the first time in the nation's history and demanding that President Robert Mugabe concede the recent election.
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05.01.08 posted by jason 106 views 1 comment image
President Robert Mugabe will win re-election by default if opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai declines to participate in a runoff, the head of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said today. Tsvangirai has already claimed victory in the election and the results have showed a strong win for him. Yet, if he fails to partake in the runoff, Mugabe would be declared the winner in an election he clearly lost.
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Zimbabwe Opposition Remains in Lead After Recount

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04.26.08 posted by jason 112 views no comments image
It was clear to all international observers that Robert Mugabe's party had lost the election last month. Yet there was great concern that the unneeded recount to verify this fact would be tainted by corruption. So far, that fear has not been realized. The returns thus far have confirmed the original results. What now will Mugabe attempt to retain power?
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Zimbabwe Opposition Declares Victory, Gov't Paper Predicts a Runoff

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04.02.08 posted by jason 139 views no comments image
Morgan Tsvangirai has declared victory in Zimbabwe's election, but don't tell that to the government. The government-owned newspaper reported today that the contest between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Tsvangirai was likely to go to a second round because neither candidate received a clear majority.
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Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Arrested

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06.04.08 posted by jason 72 views 1 comment image
Morgan Tsvangirai, the Zimbabwean opposition leader and presidential contender, was seized by police on his way to an election rally and held for more than eight hours yesterday. His arrest came against a backdrop of rising violence led by ruling party militia against Tsvangirai and the opposition movement ahead of the upcoming runoff elections. No word yet as to why he was detained.
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Mugabe pulls out of key meeting on election crisis

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04.11.08 posted by chab13 126 views no comments image
Prospects of resolving Zimbabwe's two-week-old election crisis appeared dim Friday after a government spokesman said President Robert Mugabe would not attend a key weekend meeting with other regional leaders.
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Mugabe Says Yes to a Runoff in Zimbabwe Election

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04.04.08 posted by jason 120 views no comments image
A presidential runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai appeared certain after the ruling party said it had agreed to a second round. The official results from the election have not yet been released but it is now widely assumed that a runoff will be declared.
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Mugabe, Ahmadinejad Criticized for Attending UN Hunger Summit

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06.02.08 posted by jason 66 views 1 comment image
The participation of the presidents of Zimbabwe and Iran in a U.N. summit in Rome to combat hunger triggered outrage Monday, a day before world leaders meet to map strategy in the face of skyrocketing food prices that are causing civil unrest and widening malnutrition. Australia's foreign minister decried as "obscene" Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's participation.
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Zimbabwe Opposition Claims 10 People Killed in Post-Election Violence

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04.20.08 posted by jason 105 views no comments image
Zimbabwe's opposition party Sunday said 10 people have been killed and dozens of its members have been detained. The opposition claims that the current election recount is flawed and illegal. Most experts believe Robert Mugabe's ruling party was soundly defeated, yet it is finding ways to retain power. There is a looming fear that Zimbabwe will soon descend into widespread violence.
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Zimbabwe Gov't Claims Aid Groups Helping Opposition, Relief Now Suspended

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06.03.08 posted by jason 65 views no comments image
Considering all the good and important work that international relief agencies do in countries like Zimbabwe, today's news is most troubling. International aid agencies say Zimbabwe's government has ordered some groups to suspend their work because of alleged assistance they have given to the campaigning of the opposition party. Aid groups strongly denounced this charge.
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