Analysis of the election results so far
It is with considerable, but not unreserved, optimism that I write today because the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has finally completed the announcement of the House of Assembly results. The final tally is historic because for the first time in 28 years Zanu PF has lost control of the House of Assembly. Of the 210
Zimbabwe elections: Leader in waiting
The Independent By Daniel Howden in Harare Thursday, 3 April 2008 After days of uncertainty, it is official: Robert Mugabe has finally lost control of Zimbabwe’s parliament. How much longer can he resist Morgan Tsvangirai? It was a moment many believed they would never see. Zimbabwe’s ruling party lost control of parliament yesterday and this
An anxious wait – The delay in announcing Zimbabwe’s election results worsens an already fraught situation. The country is holding its breath
THe Zimbabwean By Wilf Mbanga March 31, 2008 6:30 PM | Printable version I was apprehensive before the poll. I’m apprehensive now. I find it very disturbing that the Zimbabwe electoral commission (ZEC) has chosen to withhold the results of the elections for so long. This is keeping people in suspense and fuelling the rumour
Election results round-up
The Zimbabwean Sunday, 30 March 2008 15:03 Election results round-up. HARARE – Zimbabwe ’s main opposition party has made historic gains in the country’s most hotly contested general election since independence 28 years ago, with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai clinching 67 percent of the total ballots counted so far, according to unofficial results released Monday.
A Decade of Suffering in Zimbabwe: Economic Collapse and Political Repression under Robert Mugabe
Executive Summary On March 29, 2008, Zimbabwe will hold presidential and parliamentary elections. Few people believe that they will be free and fair or that Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union– Patriotic Front party will fail to return to office. That is a tragedy, because Mugabe and his cronies are chiefly responsible for
Letter to the voters of Khumalo Senatorial Constituency March 2008
Dear Voter in the Khumalo Senatorial Constituency, On the 29th March 2008 you have the chance to change the course of Zimbabwean history for the better. Zimbabwe is in such a terrible state that we do not have the luxury of making a mistake. Another 5 years of Zanu PF rule will completely destroy Zimbabwe.
Mugabe’s Last Stand
Newsweek A former close ally may offer the best chance yet of toppling Zimbabwe’s dictator at the ballot box. ‘A Gorbachev Type’: Makoni’s candidacy is evidence that the system is fracturing from within By Scott Johnson | NEWSWEEK Mar 31, 2008 Issue | Updated: 1:33 p.m. ET Mar 22, 2008 Politics is dangerous business in
Doubts over presidential run-offs
Zim Standard Sunday, 16 March 2008 THE determination of a winner in next week’s Presidential election has been thrown into uncertainty amid revelations that Section 110 of the Electoral Act contradicts the Second Schedule of the same legislation which outlines how the winner will be determined. This, lawyers said, had the potential to cause confusion
Mugabe cannot afford to give up power : Wall Street Journal op-ed
Wall Street Journal By MARIAN L. TUPY and DAVID COLTART March 14, 2008 Zimbabwe’s presidential and parliamentary elections on March 29 are rigged in favor of the incumbent leader Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front. Much ink has been spilled on the electoral prospects of his two opponents — Morgan Tsvangirai, the
Will Morgan Tsvangirai survive a leadership Coup by Simba Makoni?
Zimbabwe Guardian Nancy Nyamhunga – Opinion Wed, 05 Mar 2008 SIMBA Makoni enters opposition politics in Zimbabwe and tells us that he is not standing AGAINST President Mugabe but FOR the presidency. He goes on to insist that despite compromising Zanu PF’s chosen presidential candidate’s position at the polls, he is still Zanu PF. The