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Mugabe weighing up options in the face of election defeat



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ROBERT Mugabe has reportedly admitted to family and advisers that he has lost Zimbabwe's presidential vote.
He was said to be weighing up whether to throw in the towel or contest a run-off against opposition leader Morgan Zsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change.

The MDC says Tsvangirai has won the absolute majority needed to avoid a run-off, but Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and separate projections say he will fall short. There was still no official word on the result of the presidential election today.

But the electoral commission said ZANU-PF had lost its control of parliament for the first time in nearly three decades.

The MDC said its tallies showed Mugabe had also lost the presidential vote and said he should concede defeat.

Mugabe's aides have angrily dismissed the MDC's claim that it had won the presidential poll.

Mugabe, known for his fierce and defiant rhetoric, has not been seen in public since voting took place.





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  • Last Updated: 03 April 2008 1:52 PM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Zimbabwe
 
1

Toast,

03/04/2008 18:27:28
Off to Switzerland or any place else he chooses to enjoy the billions he has stolen from his people over the decades and we will do nothing about it.
2

Neanderthal75,

Rocky Mountains USA 03/04/2008 21:17:16
Hello All,

Tell me, anyone up to figuring out how much IMF money, UN Aid money, private aid organs money, the good Doctor has ratted away in Swiss bank accounts?

Much of that money comes out of my and you TAXES, so finding out is more than just a mere fancy.

Cheers from the Rockies
3

Neanderthal75,

Rocky Mountains USA 03/04/2008 22:07:29
Hello All,

Ok people, here we go, Mugabe is letting loose his thugs and the sharp pangas are being unsheathed.

The rivers of blood are about to flow.

Angus Shaw of AP just reported this:

"HARARE, Zimbabwe - Police raided offices of the main opposition party and detained foreign journalists Thursday in an ominous sign that President Robert Mugabe might turn to intimidation and violence in trying to stave off an electoral threat to his 28-year rule.
Earlier, Mugabe apparently launched his campaign for an expected run-off presidential ballot even before the official results of Saturday's election were announced, with state media portraying the opposition as divided and controlled by former colonial ruler Britain."

Cheers from the Rockies

 

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