Mugabe has already won - Cosatu
31/03/2005 08:45  - (SA)  

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Beit Bridge - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe had already won that country's elections, Congress of SA Trade Unions president Willie Madisha told supporters during a Wednesday night vigil at the Beit Bridge Border post.

In an address to protesters demonstrating in solidarity with Zimbabwean workers Cosatu believes are suffering rights violations, Madisha said the elections would not be free and fair, reported SABC radio news.

"The fact that he (Mugabe) has been able to redemarcate the elections districts in a way that favours him and his party, for example.

"The areas where he does not have support, like in the urban areas, have been cut in a way that they have been said to attach to the rural areas. That's one thing," said Madisha

"Secondly, there has been harassment, there has been intimidation, there have been arrests of people. That is yet another problem," he said.

Zimbabweans go to the polls on Thursday to elect 120 representatives to the country's 150-member strong national parliament. The polls will close at 19:00.

- SAPA

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