Zimbabwe's presidential run-off election was neither free nor fair. That's according to one of the few monitoring groups allowed into the country.
Marwick Khumalo, who headed the 50-member Pan-African Parliament observer team, told reporters in Harare that the election campaign was marred by high levels of intimidation and violence. The incumbent, Robert Mugabe, is expected to be declared the winner of Friday's second round in the next few hours. He went ahead with the run-off despite opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's withdrawal amid mounting violence against his supporters. South Africa waters down UN Zimbabwe statement ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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