It is becoming apparent by the day that President Robert Mugabe lost the election in Zimbabwe, but rather than acting like a statesman, he is bent on subjecting his country and the citizens of Zimbabwe for more hardship and agony. Without the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission announcing the result of the election, Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party has taken two preemptive measures, first to announce that the party has chosen Mugabe to run in a run-off, and secondly to challenge the results that are being anticipated by the Electoral Commission. According to BBC,
Morgan Tsvangirai said such a move would be illegal and impractical.
So far, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has refused to be intimidated by the government, which controls all the apparatus of media. It is hoped that Mugabe will not borrow a leaf from Kenya’s Kibaki and announce that he won the election. Already conceding to a run-off is an admission that he lost the election.
South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki is being severely criticized for not pressuring Mugabe to leave office in the face of overwhelming evidence.
What’s on everybody’s mind is whether Mugabe would go gently. African leaders are also being viewed for their hands-off approach to Mugabe’s actions.
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