Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

July 25, 2008 7:14:38 AM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

US Envoy: 'Tsvangirai Won'

Posted Apr 24, 08 1:49 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – After more than three weeks in which Robert Mugabe has failed to hand over results from Zimbabwe’s presidential election, a top US diplomat for Africa came out in support of his challenger today, the AP reports. “Morgan Tsvangirai won, and perhaps outright,” Jendayi Frazer said in South Africa. She also expressed concern over reports of violent reprisals against opposition supporters.

While Frazer came down hard on Mugabe and noted that Tsvangirai wouldn’t “need a government of national unity” if he indeed won more than 50% of the vote, she was also practical. “It is hard for us to accept any results as credible,” she said, and even though Tsvangirai won, “there may need to be a political solution, a negotiated solution.”

Source Associated Press

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • South Africa Offers Zimbabwe Truce Proposal

    Jul 7, 08 10:33 AM CDT
    South Africa Offers Zimbabwe Truce Proposal South African president Thabo Mbeki has proposed a compromise in Zimbabwe’s political crisis: Let Robert Mugabe remain president in name, but hand power to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as temporary prime minister, the Guardian reports. Members of opposition party Movement for Democratic Change were said to be largely satisfied with the plan, on the condition that the African Union would help enforce it. More »

  • Tsvangirai Rejects Mbeki as Mediator

    Jul 2, 08 11:58 AM CDT
    Tsvangirai Rejects Mbeki as Mediator Zimbabwe’s opposition party won’t accept South African President Thabo Mbeki as a mediator in negotiations with the government, party leader Morgan Tsvangirai said today.  Arguing that Mbeki is too close to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai said without another mediator “no meaningful progress can be made.” The African Union supported Mbeki as mediator yesterday, the AP notes. More »

  • How the Opposition Can Oust Mugabe

    Jul 2, 08 7:33 AM CDT
    How the Opposition Can Oust Mugabe Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a sixth term as Zimbabwe's president—but this time, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change commands a majority in the country's parliament. That split offers the best hope of deposing Mugabe, writes Mark Y. Rosenberg in the New York Times. The best way to oust the president, he says, might simply be to get rid of the office altogether. More »

  • Fond Memories Dissipate in Zimbabwe Haze

    Jul 1, 08 1:29 PM CDT
    Fond Memories Dissipate in Zimbabwe Haze "Is that the bad guy?" asks Chipo, the Zimbabwean-born adopted daughter of journalist Neely Tucker, watching Robert Mugabe on TV. She is a constant reminder of life a decade ago in the African nation, he writes in the Washington Post. "Mostly I miss the way it was then only because it looks good by comparison," Tucker writes. More »

  • Mugabe Faces Chilly Reception at African Summit

    Jun 30, 08 5:17 AM CDT
    Mugabe Faces Chilly Reception at African Summit Newly reinaugurated  Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrived today at an African Union summit where he is expected to face pressure to negotiate with the country's opposition. Although Mugabe walked into the conference at an Egyptian resort alongside other leaders, he has faced unprecedented criticism from African governments to yield to international demands, Reuters reports. More »

President Robert Mugabe.   (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Jendayi Frazer arrives for a media briefing in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday April 24, 2008.   (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Ambassador Jendayi Frazer.   (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Morgan Tsvangirai.   (AP Photo/STAR, Paballo Thekiso)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (1 of 2)

Tags

Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • South Africa  • human rights abuse  • election results  • South African Development Community  • Jendayi Frazer


Loading...

Loading...

Today's Most Popular


Other World Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »