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  • April 2008

    • Mugabe's Party Wins First Recount

      BBC  |  Apr 23, 08 8:56 AM CDT

      Mugabe's Party Wins First Recount

      (Newser) - Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF has won the first of the parliamentary recounts, the BBC reports, retaining a seat challenged by the MDC opposition party. The MDC says the partial recount, which mainly targets MDC seats, is an attempt to rig the election. Zanu-PF meanwhile tried to distance itself from an editorial in the state-run newspaper calling for a power-sharing deal to resolve the presidential election crisis. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Zanu-PF  • MDC  • recount

    • Zimbabwe's Opposition Pleads for Help

      Reuters  |  Apr 21, 08 6:24 CDT

      Zimbabwe's Opposition Pleads for Help

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe's opposition begged world leaders today for protection from post-election violence, Reuters reports. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said troops were "terrorizing people" and creating "a very serious humanitarian situation" in Zimbabwe, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said. Tsvangirai also told Ban that African leaders had failed to intervene after Zimbabwe's disputed election last month. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • election fraud  • recount

    • Court Rejects Zimbabwe Poll Petition

      BBC  |  Apr 14, 08 8:39 AM CDT

      Court Rejects Zimbabwe Poll Petition

      (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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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • election  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Zanu-PF  • MDC  • recount

    • Recount Ordered in Zimbabwe

      Reuters  |  Apr 13, 08 1:28 CDT

      Recount Ordered in Zimbabwe

      (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 today in 23 constituencies for all levels of government. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Zanu-PF  • Thabo Mbeki  • MDC  • recount

    • Opposition Rejects Recount in Zimbabwe

      BBC  |  Apr 6, 08 6:46 CDT

      Opposition Rejects Recount in Zimbabwe

      (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 on whether election results must be released. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • Zanu-PF  • MDC  • runoff election  • farms  • recount

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