Zimbabwe will probably hold run-off election

Seoul News.Net
Friday 4th April, 2008

In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe's ruling party is deciding whether to contest a runoff election against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

ZANU-PF and independent projections indicate that although Tsvangirai has won, he failed to get the absolute majority needed to avoid a runoff.

Senior ZANU-PF party members have told reporters the party will not simply hand the election to Morgan Tsvangirai on a silver platter.

ZANU-PF has apparently lost control of parliament for the first time in Robert Mugabe's 28-year rule but no results have yet been released for the presidential poll.

The opposition says its tallies show Tsvangirai won and should be declared president.

They have applied to the Zimbabwe High Court to have election results published immediately.

Mugabe faces deep discontent as Zimbabwe suffers the world's highest inflation rate of more than 100,000 percent, a virtually worthless currency and severe food and fuel shortages.

Zimbabweans are waiting anxiously to hear whether the elections will bring a way out of their economic misery.

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