MDC 'will romp to victory'
03/05/2008 14:43  - (SA)  

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Harare - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai would easily win a presidential election run-off against Robert Mugabe if one is held, a senior figure in his Movement for Democratic Change said on Saturday.

"In the unlikely event of a run-off, the MDC will once again romp to victory by an even bigger margin," Thokozani Khupe, deputy leader of the MDC, told reporters in Harare a day after election officials called a second round.

"The MDC wishes to reiterate that this election was clearly won by the MDC and president Tsvangirai," Khupe said, restating opposition claims that Tsvangirai won an outright victory in the March 29 election.

"We are convinced that the run-off is unnecessary considering the clear mandate that the people of Zimbabwe showed when they voted for change, dignity and jobs," she continued.

Khupe said the party called on the Southern African Development Community, a regional group that has sought to mediate in the stand-off, to assist in verifying its claims.

Election officials on Friday said there was no outright victor, with Tsvangirai winning 47.9% and Mugabe winning 43.2%, and called a run-off at a date yet to be announced.

The run-off has to take place within 21 days of publication of the results.

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