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Runoff Announced in Zimbabwe Election

From the New York Times: "After more than a month of delay, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Friday announced that opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai had beaten President Robert Mugabe, but not by an outright majority, forcing the two into a runoff."

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Past Coverage:
Africa Update: Zimbabwe Political Strife
Zimbabwe Election Crisis Drags On
Africa Update: Still No Results in Zimbabwe Vote

Geoffrey Bennett

Tags: Robert Mugabe | Zimbabwe | voting

11:51 AM ET | 05- 2-2008 | permalink

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While there is plenty about Robert Mugabe to excoriate, we in the West know little about Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of MDC. The fact that the people of Zimbabwe haven't taken to the streets to sweep him into office can, of course, be attributed to ZANU-PF's threats. It also, though, may relate to their ambivalent feelings about the opposition. Yes, Mugabe's regime has been repressive, economically disastrous, and otherwise reprehensible. But how do we know that one led by Tsvangirai wouldn't be more of the same? Not all of the reluctance of other nations in the region to jump on his bandwagon can be due to their fondness for Mugabe. As a long-time observer of Africa, I suggest a little objectivity is in order.

Sent by Dave Donelson | 9:56 AM ET | 05-03-2008

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