Zimbabwe: Get Behind the Fist

[Pannonian]

Crazed Rabbit will appreciate this one.

According to a BBC report, many districts are made up entirely of the dead. In a delicious irony, they even found the name of Ian Douglas Smith, the leader of Rhodesia who declared UDI and whom Mugabe finally overthrew, still listed as a voter (he died in 2007).

Does anyone know whom he voted for?

[naut]

Judge George Chiwese told the BBC that the vote would be free and fair.

Bollox, about as free as a Jew in Nazi Germany.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Comforting to know that this is all the UK's fault.

[Lt Nevermind]

Hmm, according to the news here, citated from Reuters I believe, it looks like the opposition declared themselves victorious over Mugabe with an estimated 67 % share of all votes given (though only a third yet counted). Strangely enough, I was under the impression that these elections would have been pre-elected like so many others under silmilar conditions have been, and that such behaviour from the opposition would not a) be possible in the first place b) be tolerated by the regime. Now the regime seems to settle in warning the opposition that pre-declarations lead to dire consequences. I'm not quite sure what to think about this situation but I doubt Mr. Mugabe is too excited about passing his throne to the opposition with a friendly handshake.