Zim govt defends run-off delay

                   
news24.com     May 15, 2008            

Harare - The Zimbabwean government on Thursday defended a decision by the country's electoral commission to delay a second round presidential poll by more than two months, saying it was acting within the law. "It is lawful and ZEC (Zimbabwe Electoral Commission) has the authority to extend any... [read full story]                    

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Zimbabwe opposition rejects run-off delay

alertnet.org     May 15, 2008          

By Nelson Banya HARARE, May 15 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party rejected on Thursday a delay in a run-off election which could unseat President Robert Mugabe, and called for an urgent meeting of countries in the region to discuss the crisis. "We would like to express our great outrage...                    

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Zimbabwe rivals reject run-off date

aljazeera.net     May 15, 2008          

The political unrest in Zimbabwe is forcing many to flee to neighbouring South Africa [AFP] Zimbabwe's opposition has labelled the July 31 date for the presidential run-off as "illegal". The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said on Wednesday that the run-off would be delayed until July, four...                    

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ZEC hopes for a run-off by August

sabcnews.com     May 15, 2008          

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) now has until early August to organise a run-off between President Robert Mugabe and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader, Morgan Tsvangirai. The ZEC has given itself 90 days to hold the seconmd round poll, in spite of a constitutional...                    

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Zimbabwe's MDC rejects runoff delay, rally banned

alertnet.org     May 15, 2008          

By Nelson Banya HARARE, May 15 (Reuters) - Authorities banned a rally on Sunday at which opposition Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai was to open his campaign for the run-off, the MDC said. A statement from the MDC said the delay in the run-off "demonstrated beyond...                    

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Zimbabwe's MDC Rejects Runoff Delay, Rally Banned

epochtimes.com     May 15, 2008          

HARARE—Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Thursday rejected a delay in a run-off election which could unseat President Robert Mugabe, and called for an urgent meeting of countries in the region to avoid "rivers of dead people". Authorities banned a rally on Sunday at which opposition Movement...                    

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Zimbabwe: Opposition Slams Poll Delay

allafrica.com     May 15, 2008          

MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti issued a statement calling on the regional body to; 'Take note of the massacres taking place in the country where more than 35 people have been killed, thousands displaced, thousands tortured and hundreds of houses burnt.' The regime has now gazetted itself an...                    

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Opposition Slams Poll Delay

allafrica.com     May 15, 2008          

MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti issued a statement calling on the regional body to; 'Take note of the massacres taking place in the country where more than 35 people have been killed, thousands displaced, thousands tortured and hundreds of houses burnt.' The regime has now gazetted itself an...                    

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US govt sends protest letter to Zimbabwe

sabcnews.com     May 15, 2008          

The US government has sent a formal protest letter to the Zimbabwean government The US government has sent a formal protest letter to the Zimbabwean government regarding this week's scuffles between Zimbabwean police and the US ambassador to that country and other diplomats. The State Department...                    

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Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to Return Home, But Would Regime Cooperate

voanews.com     May 16, 2008          

Butty interview with Chamissa - Listen (MP3) Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Thursday categorically rejected any delay in holding a run-off presidential election. Meanwhile, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who has been in South Africa since the March 29 election, is...                    

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Zimbabwe: MDC Presses for Regional Summit

allafrica.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Samantha Chidzero THE opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) on Thursday called for an urgent summit of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to set the conditions for a run-off presidential election. The MDC-T has criticised the 14 member...                    

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