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Article: Zimbabwe election `not free and fair.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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Byline: By Lauren Taylor
On the surface, it looked good: Zimbabweans lined up peacefully and cast votes in a general election President Robert Mugabe says will vindicate his near 25-year rule.
But opposition leaders and independent rights groups said the poll was slanted before it even started.
``We are not happy with the way the electoral playing field has been organised, and I think we all agree, on all benchmarks, this is not going to be a free and fair election,'' opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said as he voted at a primary school in a ...