Mugabe wins 85.51% of vote

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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