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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Declared Winner of Presidential Poll
SW Radio, 3 August 2013
President Robert Mugabe has been declared winner of the Zimbabwe presidential election in results announced by the Zimbabwe electoral Commission chairperson, Rita Makarau. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Opposition Contests Mugabe's Victory
DW, 4 August 2013
President Robert Mugabe and his party have officially been declared winners of Wednesday's election. But Prime Minister Tsvangirai and his party said they will not recognize the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF 'Wins' Parlimentary Elections By Two Thirds Majority
SW Radio, 3 August 2013
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced on Saturday that ZANU PF has won Wednesday's parliamentary election by a two thirds majority. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Elections Not Credible, Says U.S.
State Department, 3 August 2013
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Read more »
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Zimbabwe: President Mugabe Wins!
The Herald, 3 August 2013
President Mugabe has been declared winner of the presidential election giving him another five year term as President of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF's Electoral Fraud 'Shocking and Staggering'
SW Radio, 2 August 2013
The level of electoral fraud perpetrated by ZANU PF in Wednesday's elections is beyond anything witnessed in Zimbabwe in recent memory, a senior MDC-T official said on Friday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Electoral Commissioner Resigns in Protest At Unfair Election
SW Radio, 3 August 2013
The integrity of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has been called further into question by the resignation of one of its commissioners, Mkhululi Nyathi, on Wednesday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe, Zanu-PF Head for Landslide
Zimbabwe Independent, 2 August 2013
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF last night appeared to be heading for a shock landslide victory in Wednesday's general elections, while outgoing Prime Minister Morgan… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Israeli Agents Rig Results
Zimbabwe Independent, 2 August 2013
IN a dramatic move which consolidates reports Wednesday's general elections results were largely rigged, shadowy Israeli security company Nikuv International Projects Ltd (NIP)'s… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: African Union Says Zimbabwe Poll 'Free and Credible' Despite 'Incidents'
DW, 2 August 2013
The chief of the African Union observer mission at Zimbabwe's elections says the vote was free and credible. But the opposition and critics are pointing to numerous irregularities… Read more »
Mugabe Declared Zimbabwe's Presidential Poll Winner
President Robert Mugabe has defeated his political rival Morgan Tsvangirai and his party has attained two thirds parliamentary majority in an election whose credibility remains questionable despite endorsement from Southern African Development Community and African Union observers.Photo Essay
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Zimbabwe's Election Diary, August 2013
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Zimbabwe's voters flocked to the polls to elect a president and members of the legislature on July 31. see more »
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Zimbabwe: UN Chief Commends Zimbabweans On Peaceful Election
UN News, 2 August 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the people of Zimbabwe on an orderly election and urged them to remain calm during the vote counting and throughout the completion of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Party Has Big Lead
VOA, 2 August 2013
The party of Zimbabwe's longtime President Robert Mugabe took an early and decisive lead in national elections, according to partial official results. But for many, the large… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: African Union Notes Poll Problems
African Union, 2 August 2013
African Union Election Observation Mission to the Harmonised Elections of 31 July 2013 in the Republic of Zimbabwe Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Southern Africa Pronounces on Election
SADC, 2 August 2013
A preliminary statement by Hon. Bernard Kamillius Membe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania and head of the SADC Election… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Free but Not Fair!
Zimbabwe Independent, 2 August 2013
Now that the results are being declared in this week's general elections, showing the MDC-T has been bruisingly defeated, Zanu PF is predictably basking in the glow of their… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Observer Teams Endorse Results
Zimbabwe Independent, 2 August 2013
THE Electoral Commissions Forum of Sadc countries (ECF-Sadc) has commended Zimbabwe for holding a peaceful, free, credible and efficient election, but the Zimbabwe Election Support… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zim Poll, a Reflection of the People's Will - AU
The Herald, 2 August 2013
The challenges that were faced during the just ended harmonised elections did not hinder Zimbabweans to freely express their will, Head of the AU Observer Mission General Olusegun… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 'Political Parties to Blame for Voters' Roll Challenges'
The Herald, 2 August 2013
Zec chairperson Justice Rita Makarau has revealed that all political parties failed to heed a call to assist in the clean-up of the voters' roll during the voter registration… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Army Gives Mugabe Leverage in Polls
Zimbabwe Independent, 2 August 2013
THE military has played a crucial role in the just-ended general elections in which President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF are expecting a landslide victory, judging by the trends… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Observers' Polls Barometer Too Simplistic
Zimbabwe Independent, 2 August 2013
The long-awaited general elections have finally been undertaken and although all official results have not been released, it looks like President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Rigged... But Give Devil His Due
Zimbabwe Independent, 2 August 2013
THAT this week's general elections results were discreetly rigged through a chaotic and flawed electoral process, before you even factor in the decisive shenanigans of the shadowy… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Major Flaws in Zimbabwe's Elections
HRW, 1 August 2013
Zimbabweans are waiting for official results from yesterday’s presidential elections but President Robert Mugabe’s ruling ZANU-PF party seems confident of victory. Read more »
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Southern Africa: Regional Leaders Need New Plan to Handle Zimbabwe's Impasse
SAIIA, 2 August 2013
Even before Zimbabweans went to the polls on 31 July 2013, the Southern African Development Community's Organ on Politics, Defence and Security raised a litany of concerns about… Read more »
Documents
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1 August 2013
2013 Harmonised Elections Preliminary Statement
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- Zimbabwe Election Support Network
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The Zimbabwe Election Support Network has produced a report compiled by its observers which suggests that the credibility of the 2013 Harmonised ... see more »
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1 August 2013
Activists, Opposition Slam Zimbabwe Polls
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- Agence France-Presse
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A Zimbabwean analyst says Wednesday's general elections in Zimbabwe were conducted in an atmospehere "that does not augure well for freeness, fairness ... see more »
InFocus
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The preliminary observer mission report from the African Union has, however, noted several "shortcomings", including voters being turned away from polling stations. Read more »
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The Zimbabwe Election Support Network, a coalition of 31 non-governmental organisations monitoring polls in the country since 2000, has said that the election was "seriously ... Read more »
