Zimbabwe's Elections Maybe Peaceful, but Fair?

Harare — Though civil society has reported isolated cases of intimidation and violence, particularly in rural areas, the general consensus is that Zimbabwe's general elections, to be held tomorrow, on 31 July, will take place in relative peace.

"These will probably be the most peaceful elections in Zimbabwe in decades... In spite of reported cases of intimidation by political activists in some parts of the country, the environment leading to the elections has been violence-free," Eldred Masunungure, a political science lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe, told IRIN.

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