Mugabe won’t give up without a fight

Saturday’s election results will be suspended if early returns suggest defeat

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe looks increasingly likely to lose the popular vote in Saturday's parliamentary and presidential elections, but he won't lose power. A legal and constitutional piece of trickery is being planned, which will see him remain president for up to another year.

The plan is the work of his loyal Chief Justice, Godfrey Chidyausiku, who will, if it becomes necessary, use new electoral laws passed late last year, under Constitutional Amendment No 18, to declare the result of Saturday's election null and void.

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