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Sadr, in fact, finds himself in a perfect position: both in politics and out of it, part of the establishment and yet anti-establishment. Despite the fighting, he never pulled his allies out of the government or withdrew his support from Maliki in Parliament, which he could have done. Nor did he demand that all his followers leave Parliament and work outside the current political system. He has kept his hand in as a hedge...
...that is increasingly difficult given the amount of unofficial results indicating otherwise. The second theory is that the 84-year-old Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe for 28 years, is trying to negotiate an exit. That is the more likely scenario, says David Coltart, a newly reelected member of parliament from Bulawayo. Speaking to TIME by phone, Coltart said, "It is increasingly clear that Mugabe has lost the support of the rank and file of the army and the police." The armed forces have become Mugabe's main support as his popularity plummeted amid the the country's economy disintegration...
...April 10 for only 17.5 million eligible voters. As the elections near, more and more parties are forming strategic alliances. While this is a good step forward, it will not be enough. With only two weeks left and the presence of many ideologically opposing alliances, consensus in the parliament may be hard to reach. The parliament may not be able to elect a prime minister in time and even if it does, the elected prime minister will have to give into the demands of many of the coalition parties. History has suggested that large-coalition prime ministers are highly unstable.The...
...Four hours later, the commission announced results for another 18 parliament seats - nine each for the ruling and opposition parties. Those results included Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa losing his seat in a former ruling party rural stronghold...
...early morning nationwide broadcast on radio and television Monday, deputy chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana declared results for six parliament seats - three for Mugabe's ruling party, three for the opposition. Then he went off the air, saying, "We'll be back with you when we have more results...