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Apr 1, 2008 6:49 PM CDT

No Exit Deal for Mugabe Yet, Says Rival

Opposition leader dismisses rumors but prepares to govern

(Newser) - Zimbabwe's opposition party—the apparent winner in national elections— and the government of Robert Mugabe dismissed rumors that a deal has been reached for Mugabe to step down, the BBC reports. “Any speculation about deals, about negotiations, about reaching out” is false, said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. A minister...

Mugabe May Step Down
After Election Loss

Apr 1, 2008 9:28 AM CDT

Mugabe May Step Down After Election Loss

Zimbabwean president apparently concludes he can't hold on to power

(Newser) - Robert Mugabe appears ready to stand down as president of Zimbabwe, the New York Times reports, 3 days after an election in which he is said to have lost to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Sources tell the Times his aides are negotiating a possible exit with Tsvangirai, and the opposition...

Runoff Seen for Zimbabwe

Apr 1, 2008 7:26 AM CDT

Runoff Seen for Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe teeters as election results delayed

(Newser) - Three days after Zimbabweans turned out in massive numbers to vote in presidential and parliamentary polls, confusion reigns: President Robert Mugabe's party has privately conceded that he lost to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai by 43% to 48%, the Guardian reports, reflecting independent tallies. But since neither man won the 51%...

No Clear Winner as Zimbabwe Results Finally Trickle in

Mar 31, 2008 9:27 AM CDT

No Clear Winner as Zimbabwe Results Finally Trickle in

Mugabe, opposition split in early districts

(Newser) - Zimbabwe finally announced some official election results today, the BBC reports, after a lengthy delay renewed apprehension about vote-rigging in Saturday's balloting. The party of challenger Morgan Tsvangirai says he holds a 60%-30% lead over President Robert Mugabe with over half the 210 constituencies counted. But of the 24 parliamentary...

Mugabe Battles Fraud Claims in National Vote

Mar 29, 2008 2:24 PM CDT

Mugabe Battles Fraud Claims in National Vote

Opposition charges prez with inflating voter roles

(Newser) - Zimbabwe is voting in a national ballot today as opponents accuse Africa’s longest-serving ruler of rigging the vote, Reuters reports. “We will succeed. We will conquer,” declared a characteristically confident President Robert Mugabe, 84, who dismissed talk of corrupted voting. “We don't rig elections. I cannot...

Mugabe Foes Vow Massive Protests

Mar 27, 2008 5:22 PM CDT

Mugabe Foes Vow Massive Protests

Threaten Kenya-like uprising if Zimbabwe's election is rigged

(Newser) - The opposition to Zimbabwe’s ruling party threatened to incite Kenya-style protests if Saturday’s election is rigged as expected, the Guardian reports. President Mugabe has told Zimbabweans not to waste their votes by supporting the other candidates, who “will never be allowed to rule this country.” Mugabe...

Abuse Charges Dog Zimbabwe

Mar 26, 2008 7:23 PM CDT

Abuse Charges Dog Zimbabwe

Intimidation of opposition alleged ahead of Saturday elections

(Newser) - Robert Mugabe's government is harassing and intimidating opposition groups in the run-up to Zimbabwe's Saturday elections, human-rights organizations charge. Three members of an opposition party were forced by intelligence officers to take down their election posters and eat them, complains Amnesty International. The US has also raised concerns about the...

Mugabe Foe Briefly Arrested Ahead of Rally

Jan 23, 2008 10:42 AM CST

Mugabe Foe Briefly Arrested Ahead of Rally

Zimbabwe opposition leader rounded up in nighttime raid

(Newser) - Robert Mugabe's main opponent was arrested in the middle of the night ahead of a planned rally today in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare, reports the Mail and Guardian. He was later released without charge. Police have banned Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change from holding a demonstration,...

Zimbabwe Gets a Hero

Mar 15, 2007 1:46 PM CDT

Zimbabwe Gets a Hero

Opposition leader becomes rallying cry after beating

(Newser) - When Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's police force brutally beat the leader of an opposition party, Morgan Tsvangirai, they might have unwittingly created their own Nelson Mandela. Photographs of a battered Tsvangirai being led to a hospital in police custody Tuesday circulated around the globe, prompting impassioned cries of protest.