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...polling that led to Mugabe’s “reelection” were marred with widespread reports of irregularities and intimidation. Long lines indicated insufficient numbers of polling stations, especially in urban areas where there was heavy support for the opposition candidate, former union leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Consequentially, despite the multi-day election, thousands of those who waited were unable to cast their ballot before government security forces forcibly closed polling stations on the last...
...that the Supreme Court had earlier ruled illegal. Zimbabweans with dual citizenship and most of those living abroad were barred from voting. The law also gave the government a monopoly on voter education and election monitoring. Critics said the moves were meant to hurt Mugabe's challenger, Morgan Tsvangirai. As voting began, heavy turnout led Tsvangirai to call for the two-day poll to be extended to ensure broad participation...
ZIMBABWE Election Fever In the run-up to this week's presidential election, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change was cautioned by police over allegations that he had plotted to murder 78-year-old leader Robert Mugabe, though Mugabe told visiting South African officials that Tsvangirai has not been charged with treason. In a confusing legal skirmish, one court overturned a law that disenfranchised many Zimbabweans, including expatriates, only to have the law reinstated later by another court. Mugabe's ZANU-PF party said it would accept any outcome of the election...
...journalism." For the past two years Mugabe has tried to secure support for his zanu-pf party by distributing farmland forcibly wrested from its white owners to landless black Zimbabweans. The looked-for political gains have not materialized as the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by Morgan Tsvangirai, won 57 of the 119 constituency-held seats in June 2000 elections. Since then bands of ZANU-PF thugs have attacked opposition offices and attempted to intimidate voters in MDC areas. In support of Mugabe's continued tenure as President, Commander General of the Defense Force General Vitalis Zvinavashe hinted...
...delegation visited key Congo allies, a U.N. report said the country's civil war was driven by the desire of African leaders to exploit its natural resources. ZIMBABWE Changing the Rules Days after the Supreme Court threw out charges of terrorism and sabotage against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, the official Herald newspaper announced government plans to introduce the death penalty for the same charges. A new public order and security bill will make it an offense to "undermine the authority" of the President or engender hostility toward him. In Harare, 35 people protesting proposed changes to election procedures were arrested...