Zimbabwe's presidential run-off election has been scheduled for June 27.
The date was announced in a notice in a government newspaper. The leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Morgan Tsvangirai, won the disputed first round, but he didn't get the more than 50 percent of votes needed to avoid a run-off. The aftermath of the March poll has been marked by tension and violence. The MDC has blamed the government for attacks in which it says 40 of its members have been killed and more Zimbabwe to face presidential run-off vote ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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