Mugabe wins 85.51% of vote
2008-06-29 17:38
Special Report
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has left Zimbabwe for Morocco and Libya, the current AU chair, where he will brief Muammar Gaddafi on the unity government.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he doesn't expect the US sanctions on his country to be lifted soon.
Harare - Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert
Mugabe won Friday's presidential election, in which he was the
only candidate, with 85.51% of the vote, the electoral
commission said on Sunday.
Official figures from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission show
Mugabe with 2 150 269 votes compared to 233 000 for opposition
leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who withdrew from the election a week
ago. There were 131 481 spoilt ballots.
In disputed March 29 elections won by Tsvangirai, the
opposition leader received 47.9% of votes and Mugabe 43.2%.
- Reuters