The March 29, 2008, results of the presidential election in Zimbabwe have been released, giving Morgan Tsvangirai 47.9 percent of the vote and President Robert Mugabe 42.3 percent. To win the election, one candidate would need to win at least 50 percent of the popular vote; therefore, there will be a run-off election to determine the final winner of the election. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Tsvangirai’s party, has accused Mugabe’s supporters of rigging the election and using violence to intimidate Tsvangirai supporters. Hundreds of people have reportedly fled their homes to avoid the violence in which 20 lives have been claimed. Human Rights Watch confirms this accusation by the MDC. The Chief Elections Officer of Zimbabwe stated that the run-off election will take place within the next three weeks, but Human Rights Watch and the MDC claim that if this violence continues the election will be skewed and inaccurate.
This is pretty corrupt. The fact that Mugabe did not win the majority of votes the first time around makes me think that he would not win them during the second election. The use of violence targeted specifically against MDC supporters indicates that Mugabe knows he would not win the election in a fair fight. So he has made it an unfair one. If this violence continues, I cannot see the future of Zimbabwe being very good. A man who will harm his own people in order to stay in power is not a man that should be in power; he obviously does not have the best interests of his country in mind.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010831368
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