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Zimbabwe elections stories: 95 news summaries

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 Mugabe May
 Quit for
 Immunity 

Opposition wary of overtures

Apr 4, 08 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aides for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe are in secret talks with leaders of the country's opposition to negotiate a transfer of power, the Guardian reports.  Mugabe may step down in exchange for immunity for past crimes, according to sources. But Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change are... More »

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US Demands Zimbabwe
Release Americans

Journalists rounded up in apparent crackdown

Apr 4, 08 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US State Department is demanding the immediate release of Americans detained in Zimbabwe, CNN reports. Riot police entered a hotel yesterday and removed foreign reporters, including a New York Times correspondent now being held in a Harare jail. Another US citizen working for a democratic rights organization was also... More »

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 Mugabe 'Not Giving Up'; Police Raid Rival Offices

He's ready for a run-off; soldiers raid opposition party offices

Apr 3, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Mugabe is "not giving up" and is ready to compete in a second round of voting in Zimbabwe’s hotly contested presidential election, the BBC reports. Meanwhile, police raided opposition party offices and rounded up a handful of foreign journalists at a hotel, including a Pulitzer winner from... More »

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 Mugabe Concedes
 Defeat to Aides 

But will he step aside?

Apr 3, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has privately conceded defeat in last weekend's presidential election, leaving open the question of whether he will step down after 28 years in power, reports Business Day. Mugabe has told his family, advisers, and members of the army and intelligence operations that he was clearly outvoted... More »

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Mugabe's Party Loses Majority
in Parliament

But still no official
word on who won the presidential election

Apr 2, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Mugabe's party has lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since the nation's independence in 1980, official election results show. The presidential results, however, remain up in the air. Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has so far won 94 out of 210 parliamentary seats, while opposition parties have taken 105,... More »

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State-Run Paper Predicts Run-Off in Zimbabwe

Opposition claims victory based on polling-place tallies

Apr 2, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe’s opposition party declared victory today, after finishing its independent tally of polling place results. But the state-run newspaper is predicting a run-off, a sign that Robert Mugabe intends to fight to keep power, the Guardian reports. According to the opposition poll, challenger Morgan Tsvangirai won the vote... More »

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No Exit Deal
for Mugabe Yet, Says Rival

Opposition leader dismisses rumors
but prepares to govern

Apr 1, 08 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe's opposition party—the apparent winner in national elections— and the government of Robert Mugabe dismissed rumors that a deal has been reached for Mugabe to step down, the BBC reports. “Any speculation about deals, about negotiations, about reaching out” is false, said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. A minister... More »

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 Mugabe May Step Down 
 After Election Loss 

Zimbabwean president apparently concludes he can't hold on to power

Apr 1, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Mugabe appears ready to stand down as president of Zimbabwe, the New York Times reports, 3 days after an election in which he is said to have lost to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Sources tell the Times his aides are negotiating a possible exit with Tsvangirai, and the opposition... More »

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 Runoff Seen for Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe teeters as election results delayed

Apr 1, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three days after Zimbabweans turned out in massive numbers to vote in presidential and parliamentary polls, confusion reigns: President Robert Mugabe's party has privately conceded that he lost to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai by 43% to 48%, the Guardian  reports, reflecting independent tallies. But since neither man won the 51%... More »

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No Clear Winner as Zimbabwe Results Finally Trickle in

Mugabe, opposition split in early districts

Mar 31, 08 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe finally announced some official election results today, the BBC reports, after a lengthy delay renewed apprehension about vote-rigging in Saturday's balloting. The party of challenger Morgan Tsvangirai says he holds a 60%-30% lead over President Robert Mugabe with over half the 210 constituencies counted. But of the 24 parliamentary... More »

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Observers Cry Foul as Zimbabwe Results Delayed

UK minister says opposition 'likely' won despite 'cheating'

Mar 30, 08 5:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Observers fear President Mugabe is rigging the vote while election results are delayed in Zimbabwe, the BBC reports. Officials blame the holdup on a flood of ballots, but one monitor said he had “no doubt” the results were known. “The delay is fuelling speculation that there could be... More »

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 Zimbabwe Opposition 
 Claims Victory 

Early pronouncement will be dealt with as a  'coup'

Mar 30, 08 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Zimbabwe opposition is claiming victory in national elections to unseat long-time leader Robert Mugabe—but government authorities quickly warned that premature pronouncements would be dealt with harshly. "It is called a coup d'etat and we all know how coups are handled," warned a government spokesman. Authorities plan... More »

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Mugabe Battles Fraud Claims in National Vote

Opposition charges prez with inflating
voter roles

Mar 29, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe is voting in a national ballot today as opponents accuse Africa’s longest-serving ruler of rigging the vote, Reuters reports. “We will succeed. We will conquer,” declared a characteristically confident President Robert Mugabe, 84, who dismissed talk of corrupted voting. “We don't rig elections. I cannot... More »

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Mugabe Foes Vow Massive Protests

Threaten Kenya-like uprising if Zimbabwe's election is rigged

Mar 27, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The opposition to Zimbabwe’s ruling party threatened to incite Kenya-style protests if Saturday’s election is rigged as expected, the Guardian reports. President Mugabe has told Zimbabweans not to waste their votes by supporting the other candidates, who “will never be allowed to rule this country.” Mugabe... More »

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 Abuse Charges Dog Zimbabwe  

Intimidation of opposition alleged ahead of Saturday elections

Mar 26, 08 7:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Mugabe's government is harassing and intimidating opposition groups in the run-up to Zimbabwe's Saturday elections, human-rights organizations charge. Three members of an opposition party were forced by intelligence officers to take down their election posters and eat them, complains Amnesty International. The US has also raised concerns about the... More »

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