Zimbabwe Election: Progress & Results

Zimbabwe Election: Progress & Results

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Hivi wananchi wanashiba chama au wanakula chama? Hivi unaponunua mkate kwa Zim$ 10,000,000 bado unahitaji politics za colinialism au neo-colonialism kugundua uongozi wa chama na serikali ni mbaya?

Cheap politics kama hizi hazina manufaa ye yote kwa mwananchi wa kawaida!

Huyu jamaa mtambo nadhani Lunyungu alisema nini maana ya jina lake .So wote mnaelewa na sasa ndiyi tunaanza kuamini kwamba huyu jamaa kweli ni mtambo .
 
ELECTION RESULTS SO FAR
Parliamentary constituencies
MDC-Tsvangirai: 62
Zanu-PF: 64
Breakaway MDC faction: 5
Yet to declare: 79
Presidential results
None so far
Winner needs more than 50% to avoid run-off
Source: ZEC

Results according to ZESN:
Morgan Tsvangirai, MDC: 49%
Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF: 42%
Simba Makoni, Independent: 8%

MAMBO YA KENYA YANAWEZA KUTOKEA HUKU ZIMBABWE, MUNGU AWAEPUSHE WASIINGIE VITANI
 
Independent results as reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Mugabe 43 per cent
Tsavingrai ( I better learn to spell that right) 48.3 per cent

Makoni 8 percent

Makoni has been a big spoiler for Mugabe.

ZANU PF fears Mugabe will be unseated in a run off election.There are whispers of military shenanigans.
 
By ANGUS SHAW, Associated Press Writer Mon Mar 31, 6:52 PM ET
HARARE
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Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's opposition claimed victory Monday in the elections, while a slow trickle in official results raised fears that supporters of longtime President Robert Mugabe were rigging the count.
Mugabe has been accused of stealing previous elections, but that was before Zimbabwe's once thriving farm economy nearly collapsed and before leading members of the ruling party openly defied him.
Independent observers said trends supported the main opposition party's contention that it was leading in the presidential race, but the monitors said the edge would not be enough to avoid a runoff.
"We have won an election. Mugabe's victory is not possible given the true facts," Tendai Biti, secretary-general of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, told reporters.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission offered no results in the presidential race. And the body took 15 hours to release results from just 66 parliamentary seats out of the 128 contested.
The Movement for Democratic Change, led by labor leader Morgan Tsvangirai, won 36 of the races announced, while Mugabe's ruling party got 30. Five seats went to a breakaway faction of Tsvangirai's party.
Many people worried the slow pace of reporting tallies from Saturday's vote was to allow time to fix the results in the president's favor. Some raised the possibility it was possible the delay was a way to let authorities prepare for a revolutionary transition in power in this bitterly divided country.
Tsvangirai's party said he was leading the presidential race with 60 percent of votes, based on unofficial counts reported from 128 of the country's 210 parliamentary districts. It gave Mugabe 30 percent of votes and the rest to Simba Makoni, a former Mugabe loyalist.
Tsvangirai lost narrowly in the 2002 election according to official results, but observers charged that election was rigged.
The opposition party also claimed it had an overwhelming lead for 96 of the 128 up for grabs.
If such margins held, it would be a crushing blow for Mugabe, who headed the guerrilla movement that fought a seven-year bush war to end white-minority rule and bring democracy to Zimbabwe in 1980.
Mugabe was hailed then for his policies of racial reconciliation and development that brought education and health to millions denied those services before. Zimbabwe's economy thrived on exports of food, minerals and tobacco.
The unraveling began when Mugabe ordered the often-violent seizures of white-owned commercial farms, ostensibly to return them to the landless black majority. Instead, Mugabe replaced a white elite with a black one, giving the farms to relatives, friends and cronies who allowed farm fields to be taken over by weeds.
Today, a third of the estimated 12 million Zimbabweans depend on imported food handouts, and another third have fled as economic and political refugees. Unemployment runs at 80 percent. Life expectancy has fallen from 60 to 35 years. Food, medicine, water, electricity and fuel are chronically short.
John Makumbe, a political scientist at the University of Zimbabwe, said the ruined economy had been Mugabe's downfall: "All other indications are the voting reflected Mugabe's massive loss of support because of the economy."
In a statement Monday, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network said that according to its sample of polling stations across the country, Tsvangirai had just over 49 percent of the vote. A presidential candidate needs at least 50 percent plus one vote to avoid a runoff.
Mugabe was projected to come in second with about 42 percent, and Makoni trailed at about 8 percent.
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network, which groups 38 civic organizations, said it based its projections on tallies reported at a representative, random sample of 435 polling stations in Zimbabwe's 10 provinces. It said its figures were reviewed by an independent statistician.
The U.S. and the European Union called for faster reporting of official results to ease tension and guard against fraud. Western nations have pushed for reforms in Zimbabwe, and Mugabe sought to blame the country's problems on the West, especially Britain, the former colonial ruler.
In a joint statement late Monday, the foreign ministers of Britain and six other European nations noted the reports that the opposition was leading.
"We look forward to working with democratically elected Zimbabwean authorities, who will be expected to improve human rights and the rule of law for the good of the Zimbabwean people," the statement said.
Zimbabwe's economy is in dramatically worse shape than during past elections, driving other changes in the political landscape. Makoni's candidacy, which drew open support during the campaign from other leaders in the ruling party, brought splits among the elite into the open.
Pressure from Zimbabwe's neighbors also has stepped up. The vote results being reported by the opposition came from tallies posted on the doors of the 9,000 polling stations as part of an agreement among the parties negotiated by South African President Thabo Mbeki.
"One of the most important changes in this election was the posting of vote counts at individual polling stations," the independent monitoring group said.
Still, Mugabe has powerful backers who have benefited from his rule.
While younger army officers are reported to be losing patience with Mugabe, security chiefs said before the election that they would not accept an opposition victory.
Tendai Biti, secretary-general of Tsvangirai's party, worried that people might be "seduced into violence," which could create an excuse for a military crackdown.
"Zimbabweans are not a violent people and we hope people are not provoked into violence if official results differ from those posted at polling stations," he said.
Military officers and ruling party leaders receive mining concessions, construction contracts and preferential licenses to run transport companies and other businesses.
Authorized ruling party officials buy local currency from the government at the official rate of 30,000 to the U.S. dollar and then sell it on the black market at far better rates.
The favored also can buy state-subsidized gasoline. They have water tanks and generators to keep them comfortable as services crumble. While the poor line up in hopes of finding a loaf of bread they can afford, the rich shop at a well-stocked supermarket near Mugabe's Chinese-built, pagoda-like mansion in Harare's Borrowdale suburb.
 
Chaguzi za Afrika bana...kila mtu ana matokeo yake! Kila observer ana ya kwake....opposition wana ya kwao....ruling party wana ya kwao....yaani chaos tupu!!
 
i think it is the time for mr mugabe to step down since he lead for about 28 years and his revolutionaries ways of solving problems is no longer usefull. Those by then we call them impearlist nowdays we call them development partners.H e has done a good job but now is the time for the new blood, ideas and thinking.
 
AP: Mugabe's aides discuss ceding power

30 minutes ago

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Advisers of Zimbabwe's president and main opposition leader are discussing Robert Mugabe relinquishing power, the Associated Press learned Tuesday from a businessman close to the state electoral commission and a lawyer close to the opposition.
The businessman said Mugabe has been told he is far behind Tsvangirai in preliminary results from Saturday's presidential elections and that there could be an uprising if Mugabe were declared the winner. Both sources spoke on condition they were not identified because of the sensitivity of the issue.

Several diplomats said they had heard similar reports but could not corroborate the information. Asked about the report in a telephone call, Tendai Biti, secretary-general of Tsvangirai's party, said, "It's rubbish," and hung up.

Zimbabwe's security chiefs have told the Electoral Commission to issue results portraying a close race, to prevent celebrations that could ignite violence with rival party militants, the businessman said.

Political analyst John Makumbe said he had learned from military sources that they would honor the results of the elections. That would indicate a change of heart since the security chiefs the day before the elections warned they would not serve anybody but Mugabe and would not tolerate an opposition victory.

Tsvangirai on Tuesday postponed his first public statement since the elections until later in the day. His spokesman George Shibotshiwe said that was because the opposition party had received "a tremendous breakthrough in the numbers coming in" from Saturday's voting.

The opposition already has claimed victory in the elections that hinged on the destruction of the economy with people suffering to survive inflation soaring beyond 100,000%.

Tsvangirai has vowed not to entertain an alliance with Mugabe but has said previously that he is ready to negotiate an exit package for Zimbabwe's ruler for 28 years. He also has said that Mugabe should be tried for human rights abuses, possibly in an international court.

It appeared Mugabe was persuaded into talks by the possibility of a runoff presidential race, which the businessman said he would find too demeaning.

In a statement late Monday, the independent Zimbabwe Election Support Network said that according to its random representative sample of polling stations across the country, Tsvangirai won just over 49% of the vote. A presidential candidate needs at least 50% plus one vote to avoid a runoff.

A runoff would have to be held within 21 days, leaving it close to the 28th anniversary of independence on April 18, 1980. Mugabe, who led a guerrilla movement that fought a seven-year war to end white minority rule, regards the anniversary as a potent symbol of his rule.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
 
Kwa taarifa yenu Mugabe ameshinda uchaguzi huu. MDC ni chama cha Waingereza na Wamerekani hivyo hakiwezi kutawala Zimbabwe.

Are you reporting the news that every person is reading and hearing au unaweka personal emotions mbele? Hii ngoma haijulikani matokeo yake na ninafikiri ni wise kusubiri kuona what will unfold.
 
Haya mambo ya Zimb yamenikumbusha majuzi nikiwa kenye Bus nilianzisha zogo la siasa kutaka kujua hali ikoje .Wanajeshi walikuwemo mmoja n very senior alisema .Ndugu Lunyungu siku CCM wanapigwa chini kwenye kura sisi wana Jeshi tunachukua Nchi .He said this openly na majina na contact zake ninazo .He went deep na kusema yeye yuko kwenye kamati maalumu ya rais ya Ulinzi na Usalama na kwamba he meant what he was saying .

Sasa nikiangalia habari za Zimb naona hadithi ile ile wanajeshi kuganda na watawala kwa mazoea bila kuweka maslahi ya Nchi mbele .
 
Mahabari ya kumiminika hapa na ya kuaminika ni kwamba watu wa aina ya CCM ndugu Mugabe sasa ameamua kuachia ngazi na Morgan ni Rais sasa .Wale walio dai kwamba Morgan ni mtumwa wa wazungu sasa waumie .Tegeni masikio .
 
Deal 'close' for Mugabe to leave

Breaking News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7325286.stm

The outline of a deal has almost been reached for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to step down, opposition sources have told the BBC.

They say that representatives of Mr Mugabe, Zimbabwe's military chiefs and the opposition have held meetings chaired by South Africa's president.

The sources say Mr Mugabe would give an address to the nation but urge caution until the announcement has been made.

The opposition says it won Saturday's general elections.

Under the deal, Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai would be declared the winner of the presidential race after Mr Mugabe had stepped down.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has not yet given the results of the presidential race, sparking MDC claims that the outcome was being fixed.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7325286.stm


Deal 'close' for Mugabe to leave

Breaking News

The outline of a deal has almost been reached for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to step down, opposition sources have told the BBC.

They say that representatives of Mr Mugabe, Zimbabwe's military chiefs and the opposition have held meetings chaired by South Africa's president.

The sources say Mr Mugabe would give an address to the nation but urge caution until the announcement has been made.

The opposition says it won Saturday's general elections.

Under the deal, Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai would be declared the winner of the presidential race after Mr Mugabe had stepped down.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has not yet given the results of the presidential race, sparking MDC claims that the outcome was being fixed.
 
Deal 'close' for Mugabe to leave

Breaking News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7325286.stm

The outline of a deal has almost been reached for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to step down, opposition sources have told the BBC.

They say that representatives of Mr Mugabe, Zimbabwe's military chiefs and the opposition have held meetings chaired by South Africa's president.

The sources say Mr Mugabe would give an address to the nation but urge caution until the announcement has been made.

The opposition says it won Saturday's general elections.

Under the deal, Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai would be declared the winner of the presidential race after Mr Mugabe had stepped down.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has not yet given the results of the presidential race, sparking MDC claims that the outcome was being fixed.

Aibu sana for the long servicing patriot anaondoka kwa kikao na Mbeki .Aibu sana waafrika ama kweli ndiyo hivyo tulivyo.Sasa Mugabe kamtesa Morgan .Je atakimbia Nchi ?
 
Whether Morgan ni kibaraka au vipi nadhani umefika wakati wa kufanya mabadiliko, tena makubwa, nchini Zimbabwe. wananchi kule wanaishi masiaha ya taabu sana. Ni afadhali Mugabe ameuona mwanga na kukubali kuwa sehemu ya mabadiliko hayo. Ninaomba yasije yakageuka mambo haya ikatokea kama kenya kuwa at the end of the day, aliyekuwa anaonekana anashindwa ndiye akatangazwa mshindi. Mungu Ibariki Zimbabwe
 
Hii habari kama ni kweli basi ni ushahidi kwamba watu wakiamua kufanya kweli basi hata jitu liibe vipi halitafanikiwa....

Bado nimekunja vidole vyangu kuhusu ukweli habari hii...tutaona
 
Matukio haya 2 ya Kenya na Zimb yanawapa taabu sana CCM na kweli sasa waafrika wataanza kuamka .Mugabe kasema watulie hadi ahutubie Taifa ndipo ajue kama atahamia Zanzibar ana SA lakini kwanza anataka kuunguruma nadhani anajifanya ku set Legacy .
 
Let Mugabe and his team collect their rugs and go to hell and lot.
The next dictatorship and thugs party to follow the path is CCM.
 
I just realised Mugabe na Nyerere wametofautiana kuzaliwa miaka miwili.

Kibabu kinataka u-Ngwazi tu!
 
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