Zimbabwe prepares for runoff presidential elections

17/05/2008 15:26:32

Zimbabwe's political foes are preparing for the presidential run-off election, which will be held late next month.

Andrew Geoghegan reports.

"Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission has announced that voters will go the polls again on June 27. However, the opposition is concerned that violence and intimidation directed at its supporters will increase in the lead up to the second round of voting. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says if the election is to be legitimate then the violence must stop and international observers must have unfettered access. President Robert Mugabe has acknowledged that the results of the March poll were disastrous. He's warned that the ruling party must be much better prepared the second time around."

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