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Observers Slam Zimbabwe Presidential Run-Off Election

By Peta Thornycroft, Harare

According to the official Zimbabwe Election Commission, President Robert Mugabe had a landslide victory in the run-off presidential election. But observers from the Pan African Parliament say the election was neither free nor fair and condemned the conduct of the ruling Zanu PF party in the election campaign. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare that Mr. Mugabe was being sworn in for another five-year term, before attending the African Union Summit in Egypt.