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Apr
Sore Losers in Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe and his thugs are certainly sore losers from the latest elections in Zimbabwe. And that is an understatement. Mugabe’s party, the ZANU-PF will still not allow official election results to be released. However, yesterday the United States declared opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai the winner. Now violence is occuring:
Heavily armed police swooped down on opposition headquarters and independent election observers’ offices on Friday, arresting hundreds and beating and shoving scores of people in the clearest signal to date that the government intends to hold on to power.
Police seized material on vote counting from both offices in raids that came a day after the United States declared opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had won the presidential elections. Zimbabweans are still awaiting official results. The opposition charges that President Robert Mugabe is using violence and coercion to hold on to power.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change and the independent Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network both claim Tsvangirai won the vote, based on their own surveys of results posted at ballot stations.
A ZESN board member, who witnessed the raid and spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of arrest, said police ransacked files, looking for documentation on the results.
You can see my previous Zimbabwe posts HERE.
