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Zimbabwe officials: Mugabe wins with 61% - chairman - 08-03-2013
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe election officials say that President Robert Mugabe won the presidential election with 61% of the vote, compared to 34% for challenger Morgan Tsvangirai.
The official state election commission announced results Saturday in which Mugabe Mugabe's ZANU-PF party won 158 of the 210 parliament seats, giving it a two-thirds majority in the legislature that enables it to make amendments to the new constitution and existing laws.
Tsvangirai rejected Mugabe's landslide victory, alleging massive voting fraud and calling for fresh elections. Tsvangirai said he will challenge the results in court.
Tsvangirai told a news conference that his Movement for Democratic Change party will not "participate in any government institutions" to protest what he said was voting fraud. Tsvangirai called for a peaceful response, despite the alleged voting fraud.
Re: Zimbabwe officials: Mugabe wins with 61% - Kwami - 08-03-2013
Mugabe won fair and square
Re: Zimbabwe officials: Mugabe wins with 61% - chairman - 08-03-2013
5 more years of mugs
Re: Zimbabwe officials: Mugabe wins with 61% - Kwami - 08-03-2013
This was and always was about tribal politics .
Mugabe is from the Shona tribe which constitutes about 75% of the population whereas the opposition people the Nbdelle tribe makes up the rest