Beyond belief! What hypocrisy! After stealing his own election, Bush has the gall…
[World News] WASHINGTON – The United States said on Friday the Zimbabwe election process was neither free nor fair and called on the government to “recognize the legitimacy of the opposition and abandon policies designed to repress, crush and otherwise stifle expressions of differences in Zimbabwe.”
[World News] WASHINGTON – The United States said on Friday the Zimbabwe election process was neither free nor fair and called on the government to “recognize the legitimacy of the opposition and abandon policies designed to repress, crush and otherwise stifle expressions of differences in Zimbabwe.”
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ruling ZANU-PF party won parliamentary elections on Friday, tightening his grip on power, but the opposition said it had been cheated for the third time in five years.
“Although the campaign and election day itself were generally peaceful, the election process was not free and fair,” US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a written statement.
“Results are still coming in, but it is already clear that many Zimbabweans have rejected the government’s failed policies and are calling for change,” she added. “We hope the government will hear and respect these voices.”
After a day that began with early successes for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, ZANU-PF racked up huge returns from rural areas and looked set to grab a two-thirds majority in parliament.
*”The electoral playing field was heavily tilted in the government’s favor,” Rice said. *
