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 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Embattled Zimbabweans showed little enthusiasm Saturday for a new Senate, forming longer lines in some areas to buy scarce food supplies than to vote for a body criticized as a costly ploy to strengthen President Robert Mugabe's grip on power.
The election has divided the main opposition party, threatening to destroy the only group to have seriously challenged Mugabe's 25-year rule.
State radio and independent observers reported a low turnout countrywide but did not specify figures. The radio said polls closed on schedule at 7 p.m. with no reports of political violence or intimidation during the day.
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