Thousands of people today, stromed
polling stations across Zimbabwe in the country’s President election.
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| ROBERT MUGABE |
The contest is between incumbent,
Robert Mugabe of the Zanu PF Party and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of the
Movement for Democratic Change, MDC.
At a public forum ahead of the
election, eighty-nine year old President Mugabe said if he loses today’s
election, he will voluntarily surrender power, after 33 years in office.
His remarks came as sixty-one year
old Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party, accused Zanu-PF of
manipulating the voters' register. Zanu-PF denied the
accusation, saying it was the responsibility of the electoral commission, which
released the roll only on the eve of the election. Zimbabwe Electoral
Commission has not commented on the allegations.
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| Morgan Tsvangirai |
Mr Mugabe and Mr Tsvangirai, have been sharing power since 2009, under a deal brokered by the regional bloc to end conflict that marred elections in 2008
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