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Zimbabwe Begins Recount; Opposition Rejects Move

Parliamentary results could be overturned

Apr 19, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe began a partial recount today of votes from last month’s parliamentary elections despite objections from the opposition party and fears that the deadlock could turn violent. The recount in 23 of 210 constituencies is expected to last 3 days and could reverse the initial results that handed defeat... More »

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 Mugabe: Brit Bribes
 Swayed Election 

'We are being bought like livestock,' Zimbabwean leader says

Apr 18, 08 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - In his first speech since his maybe-final election defeat, Robert Mugabe accused Britain of bribing Zimbabwe’s voters, Reuters reports. “Down with the British. Down with the thieves who want to steal our country,” he told a cheering crowd of 15,000. Britain’s Gordon Brown has been... More »

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 China Ships Arms to Mugabe 

Union refusing to unload dangerous cargo destined for tense Zimbabwe

Apr 18, 08 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - As tensions rise in Zimbabwe, a Chinese ship has arrived in a South African port with arms bound for Harare. The ship put to sea with AK-47 rifles, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and millions of rounds of ammunition, apparently to fortify President Robert Mugabe, who's not relinquishing power despite his suspected... More »

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South Africa Calls for Results
in Zimbabwe

Mbeki shifts position
as world criticism
of Mugabe mounts

Apr 17, 08 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa shifted course today and for the first time called on Zimbabwe to release election results, Reuters reports. A spokesman for the government of Thabo Mbeki—an ally of Robert Mugabe who had previously downplayed the crisis—called the situation "dire." President Bush, meanwhile, criticized African leaders... More »

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 Mugabe Rival
 Accused of Treason 

Dangerous new stakes in controversial election

Apr 17, 08 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who is convinced he won last month's presidential election, has now been accused of treason by President Robert Mugabe's government. The accusation presents a dangerous new threat in the wake of the controversial elections, whose results have not yet been released. "There is no... More »

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Zimbabwe
Strike Fizzles

Opposition party's
'stay away' strategy
fails to force release
of election results

Apr 15, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A strike Zimbabwe's opposition party called in hopes of forcing the release of election results mostly fizzled today, reports the AFP. Businesses remained open, and the heavy security presence the government prepped in anticipation was eased during the day. Said a merchant who wants the results released but opened his... More »

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 Zimbabwe Braces for Strike 

Opposition leader calls for 'mass stay-in' to shake loose election results

Apr 15, 08 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a court yesterday refused to force the publication of general election results, Zimbabwe's opposition leader has once again called for a general strike. The party of Morgan Tsvangirai, who has declared victory over President Robert Mugabe, is advocating a "mass stay-in until the results are released." But... More »

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Court Rejects Zimbabwe
Poll Petition

Won't force Mugabe
to release election results; recount stands

Apr 14, 08 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Zimbabwean high court today rejected a petition to force President Robert Mugabe’s government to release its long-delayed election results, the BBC reports. Instead, the ruling party will be allowed to go through with its recounts, which the opposition believes are a ploy to rig the parliamentary election. More »

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 Recount Ordered in Zimbabwe 

African leaders urge quick release of election results

Apr 13, 08 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe's opposition leaders are crying foul today over a planned recount of last month's election results, Reuters reports. "They had custody of the ballot boxes for two weeks and they must have stuffed them with their votes," an opposition spokesman told BBC. Zimbabwe's election officials ordered the recounts... More »

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Mbeki: Don't Worry About Zimbabwe

As African conference begins, Mugabe ally plays down crisis

Apr 12, 08 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa's president told African leaders today not to worry about Zimbabwe's disputed election, Reuters reports. "I wouldn't describe that as a crisis," President Thabo Mbeki said at a summit of 14 leaders in Zambia, assembled to free Zimbabwe from its political deadlock. "It's a normal electoral... More »

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Zimbabwe Opposition
Calls Strike

Mugabe bans rallies, will skip summit on election results

Apr 11, 08 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe’s opposition party called a general strike today in response to news that Robert Mugabe will not attend a weekend summit intended to speed the release of last month’s election results, Reuters reports. Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change marshaled support for the strike, which "starts... More »

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 Zimbabwe Opposition
 Vows to Boycott Runoff 

Party says it won the election 'hands down'

Apr 10, 08 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe’s opposition party today announced it would boycott a runoff of the presidential election, saying their candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, won the vote “hands down.” Official results from the election still have not been released, but President Robert Mugabe is thought to be pushing for a runoff vote,... More »

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'Vote Mugabe
or Die,'
Thugs Warn

President's supporters terrorize voters ahead of  Zimbabwe runoff

Apr 10, 08 4:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Supporters of President Robert Mugabe have unleashed a wave of violence against opposition supporters ahead of a presumed second round of voting in Zimbabwe's presidential election. Armed men have driven from village to village and beaten voters in a chilling wave of intimidation designed to ensure another victory for Mugabe,... More »

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Mugabe Foe Meets South African Leaders

ANC chief may be leaning to Tsvangirai
in power play

Apr 8, 08 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai traveled to South Africa yesterday to shore up international support for his claim that he has defeated Robert Mugabe in the presidential election. No details were released about Tsvangirai's meeting with Jacob Zuma, the African National Congress leader and assumed next president, but the... More »

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 Zimbabwe Frees Times Reporter, British Journalist 

Bearak arrested for violating pseudo-censorship laws

Apr 7, 08 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York Times reporter Barry Bearak and a British journalist were freed on bail today by Zimbabwean authorities, who arrested them last week for covering the country's presidential elections without government approval. Bearak was released to a clinic; he was injured in jail when he fell 7 feet from his... More »

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Mugabe's Supporters Raid White-Owned Farms

Vow to fight off a second 'white invasion'

Apr 7, 08 4:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Militant supporters of President Robert Mugabe raided some of the last remaining white-owned farms in Zimbabwe last night as part of a campaign of intimidation to keep their leader in power, reports the Times of London. Television cameras filmed attackers forcing white landowners off their farms and looting their livestock... More »

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Opposition Rejects Recount in Zimbabwe

High court to rule on election results tomorrow

Apr 6, 08 6:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe’s opposition leader today rejected a demand by President Robert Mugabe for a vote recount, the BBC reports. Morgan Tsvangirai, who has accused Mugabe of plotting a violence to maintain power, called a recount “illegal” and “impractical.” Meanwhile, a high court said it will rule tomorrow... More »

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Mugabe Demands Recount After Rival's Dire Warning

Zimbabwe's political situation edges toward a violent confrontation

Apr 5, 08 9:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Mugabe's party demanded that Zimbabwe's top court delay tomorrow's announcement of election results and demanded a recount, Reuters reports. The move came hours after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai claimed an outright victory and warned that Mugabe was getting ready to wage a "war on the people" to stay... More »

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Mugabe Ready for War, Says Opponent

Tsvangirai claims outright win, predicts violence in run-off

Apr 5, 08 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he already won Zimbabwe’s presidential election, and the proposed run-off is part of President Robert Mugabe’s “war against the people.” “Violence will be the new weapon to reverse the people’s will,” he said. Armed guards blocked opposition lawyers... More »

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 Mugabe's Party OKs Run-Off 

Ruling regime still sitting on Zimbabwe election results

Apr 4, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Zimbabwe awaits official results of last week’s election, president Robert Mugabe’s party announced today that he would not oppose a run-off with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, CNN reports. The law requires the electoral commission to report results within 6 days of an election, but no results materialized;... More »

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