Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 3 April 2008 — Page 7

The Muncie Times • April 3, 2008 • Page 7

continued from page 1 has been widely reported that Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, a senior member of Mugabe's government, was among those defeated in opposition strongholds. In Harare, the opposition party was unofficially given a big lead, with 28 seats out of 29 and in Manicaland, another opposition stronghold, 20 from a possible 26. While western observers were generally banned from monitoring the election, an African mission found the elections a "peaceful and credible expression of the will of the people". Some monitors dissented from that view - members of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance, said: "It is

impossible for this deeply flawed electoral process to be viewed as a credible expression of the will of the people." A quarter of the population of Zimbabwe has sought refuge in neighboring countries, as food shortages, inflation, unemployment and other survival issues left them with few options. Meanwhile, an 11th hour entry into the race by former finance minister, Simba Makoni, flopped miserably but his participation managed to divide Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party, and made the president look vulnerable. Makoni’s poor showing, according to one analyst, suggests that Zimbabweans wanted to sweep aside not only Mugabe but the entire ruling Zanu-PF.

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