Zimbabwe: Opposition Contests Mugabe's Victory

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 win and threatened to take to the streets.

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairwoman Justice Rita Makarau said President Mugabe's Zanu-PF party had regained its two-thirds majority in parliament, following elections held Wednesday (31.07.2013) in generally peaceful conditions. She said Mugabe had garnered more than 60 percent of the vote cast for the president.

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