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Tsvangirai Agrees to Zimbabwe Runoff

Posted May 10, 08 7:18 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has decided to take part in a runoff presidential vote, the BBC reports, despite fears that violence and voter intimidation will skew results. The candidate has called a runoff unnecessary, insisting he received over half the original vote, but today he said his supporters would feel “betrayed” if he did not run in a second round. Official results gave him 47.9% of the vote to President Robert Mugabe’s 43.2%.

“I am ready, and the people are ready, for the final round,” Tsvangirai said from South Africa, calling for “unfettered access of all international observers.” He said he would return to Zimbabwe within 2 days.

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Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai, looks on at a news conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, May 10, 2008.   (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
An unidentified man reads the Zimbabwean State owned daily newspaper, The Herald, in Harare, Zimbabwe Saturday, May, 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirayi at a news conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, May 10, 2008. Zimbabwe's top opposition leader said Saturday...   (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
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