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Zimbabwe Opposition Demands New Elections

Monday, April 04, 2005 5:08:05 AM
By RODRIQUE NGOWI

Movment for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai addresses a news briefing in which he claimed the national elections were not free and fair and that he will not accept the results, Saturday, April 2, 2005 in Harare, Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe's ruling party won a two-thirds majority in parliamentary elections, giving him enough seats to press ahead with plans to change Zimbabwe's constitution and strengthen his grip on power despite the opposition's insistence that it would not accept the result. Others in photo are unidentified. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo) HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's embattled opposition on Sunday demanded new parliamentary elections under a different constitution, saying voting can never be free and fair under the current legislative framework.

President Robert Mugabe's party scored an overwhelming win in a poll Thursday condemned by all but his closest African neighbors as severely flawed.

Citing major inconsistencies in the results, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai maintained Sunday that his Movement for Democratic Change, or MDC, won 94 of Parliament's 120 elected seats, and not the 41 announced by electoral officials. MDC officials did not specify how they calculated the figure.


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