Mugabe Didn't Win: Brown

Gordon Brown said today Robert Mugabe lost Zimbabwe’s March 29 election, implying that Mugabe means to change the results while delaying their release, the Guardian reports. "No one thinks, having seen the result at the polling stations, that President Mugabe has won. … A stolen election would not be an election at all," Britain's prime minister told the UN Security Council.

Brown's appearance came as the Council discusses its next move on Zimbabwe, with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pushing for a bigger UN role. "The situation could deteriorate further with serious implications for the people of Zimbabwe," Ban said. "If there is a second run of elections they must be conducted in a fair and transparent manner with international observers." (More Robert Mugabe stories.)