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| Mugabe rival sets run-off terms | Mugabe rival sets run-off terms |
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| Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said he could take part in a presidential election run-off if certain conditions are met. | Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said he could take part in a presidential election run-off if certain conditions are met. |
| Mr Tsvangirai's party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), believes he won last month's election against President Robert Mugabe outright. | Mr Tsvangirai's party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), believes he won last month's election against President Robert Mugabe outright. |
| But an MDC spokesman said a run-off was possible in a secure environment with thorough international monitoring. | But an MDC spokesman said a run-off was possible in a secure environment with thorough international monitoring. |
| He said current conditions did not allow for a free and fair vote. | He said current conditions did not allow for a free and fair vote. |
| The party would only take part if the Southern African Development Community could help oversee every stage of the count, he added. | The party would only take part if the Southern African Development Community could help oversee every stage of the count, he added. |
| Earlier a national strike called by the MDC to demand that results from the March 29 election be published immediately, received little apparent support. | |
| Reports from the capital, Harare, said most banks, shops and offices opened as usual. | Reports from the capital, Harare, said most banks, shops and offices opened as usual. |
| Zimbabwe's election commission says it cannot release the results of the presidential election until a partial recount is completed at the weekend. | |
| Independent counts suggested that Mr Tsvangirai won the election but took less than 50% of the vote, meaning he would face a run-off. |