Zimbabwe Parliament Switches to Opposition
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › April 03, 2008
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HARARE, Zimbabwe - President Robert Mugabe's long-ruling party lost its parliamentary majority Wednesday, bolstering opposition claims that impoverished Zimbabweans voted for change in this struggling southern African nation.
The opposition also claimed victory for leader Morgan Tsvangirai in Saturday's presidential vote, but the state-controlled newspaper predicted a runoff - the first official admission that Mugabe, the nation's autocratic leader of 28 years, had not won re-election.See the full content of this document
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Zimbabwe Parliament Switches to Opposition
The Movement for Democratic Change expressed confidence Tsvangirai could win a run...
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