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Zimbabwe’s Mock Runoff Election
By KTM Metro Reporter in Kathmandu
On June 29, 2008, Human Rights Watch said that African states should have on their agenda the imposing sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his illegitimate government in Zimbabwe to discuss at the African Union summit in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt to be held on June 30 and July 1, 2008. After the sham presidential runoff vote held on June 27, 2008, Mugabe shamelessly claimed the landslide victory and became the president disregarding the people’s aspirations for choosing the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the elections held on March 29, 2008. Tsvangirai won about 48% of the votes but failed to win an absolute majority as required by the Constitution. Tsvangirai dropped out of the runoff following the extensive violence against his followers by ruling party supporters. Mugabe was a sole candidate in the runoff presidential election. He was sworn in as president on June 29, 2008.
The European Union and the US have not accepted the Mugabe’s presidency won after the elections held on June 27 without the participation of the opposition and forcing the Zimbabweans to vote for Mugabe, and called for the sanctions against the government of Mugabe.
South African President Thabo Mbeki told the African Union Meeting that Mugabe was willing to talk to the opposition leaders of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on a unity government. However, spokesman for Mugabe ruled out any talks with the opposition.
