Mugabe wants a recount

Yet another twist in the saga of the presidential election results

President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu-PF party have asked for a recount of the voting in the election for president. Today's edition of the state-run Sunday Mail says that another count is necessary because of "errors and miscalculations" in the first.

The result of the poll is still not known officially, although lawyers for Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC will return to the high court this morning in another attempt to force the publication of the figures.

Observers in Harare are pointing out that if Mugabe wants a recount, this must mean two things:  one, that he is aware of the count as it stands at present, and two, that he's lost.

The MDC have consistently claimed that Tsvangirai has won the vote with a slightly more than 50 per cent share, giving him the presidency outright. Other polls and estimates give him a victory, but at under the crucial 50 per cent mark.

Last night Tsvangirai accused Mugabe of plotting a "war on the people", by mobilising his militant forces. He said the central bank was financing the police, troops and paramilitaries, such as the so-called War Veterans, by simply printing money.

The state run radio is continuing to say that white farmers are threatening to return to claim land in Zimbabwe. Yesterday it said there was a plan for every farm in Masvingo Province to be occupied by whites.

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HHHAHAHAHAH there is no COUNT yet, recounts come AFTER counts.

[Firozali A.Mulla MBA PhD]

Mugabe wants a recount
The way I see in the TV it is not the recount, the high judge spoke not of the election rigging however and he spoke of the inner process of the election need to be fixed. To me as a foreigner I have no idea what the inner nut and bolts are but the election is, I put a small piece of vote that is ready for me in three days to tell me my selection is there or is out. Do I vote to wait for fifteen days to see if my choice is anywhere?
This can only happen in country when the past president or the prime minister who does not want to leave the seat.
We have these in the poor countries only.
I thank you
Firozali Mulla MBA PhD
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Dar-Es-Salaam
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East Africa