02 Apr 08 More On Zimbabwe
In final results of the election for parliament’s lower house, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won 99 seats. Mugabe’s ZANU-PF won 97 seats and a breakaway MDC faction won 10. One independent candidate won a seat. The outcome of senate vote will be issued next.
The results of the presidential election have still to be released, but the MDC is confident that their leader, Morgan Tsvangirai has won enough votes to claim the presidency, and without a run off being required. That still remains to be seen.
Mugabe has been the Zimbabwean president since coming to power after independence in 1980.
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02 Apr 08 Zimbabwe Elections
I’ve been following the elections in Zimbabwe with some interest, as I’ve always been keen to see the demise of Robert Mugabe. He seems to have bought untold despair and desolation to the country he has presided over since independence in 1980.
Good news then this morning. The Zimbabwe Election Commission is reporting that Mugabe’s Zabu-PF party has taken 94 out of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105.
The result for the presidential election is still awaited, however.
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