Controversy over Zimbabwe poll date

by admin
Jun 12, 2013
Morgan Tsvangirai, chief rival of Robert Mugabe, has rejected the president's proposed election as "unlawful".

Mugabe bypassed parliament to set the poll date for the 31st July, a move which breaches the 2008 power-sharing agreement made between the president's Zanu-PF party and Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change.

Tsvangirai said of Mugabe's declaration:
"Clearly therefore, the unilateral proclamation made today is a deliberate attempt to stall the reform agenda in Zimbabwe. Without reforms, Zimbabwe is yet again heading to another contested, predatory and illegitimate election."
See the Guardian for full report.

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