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| Mugabe rivals debate poll run-off | Mugabe rivals debate poll run-off |
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| Zimbabwe's opposition MDC is meeting this weekend to decide whether its leader Morgan Tsvangirai should contest a run-off election for president. | |
| Mr Tsvangirai has not ruled out participating - a move that would hand victory to President Robert Mugabe. | Mr Tsvangirai has not ruled out participating - a move that would hand victory to President Robert Mugabe. |
| On Friday, the opposition rejected the results of the 29 March election that gave Mr Tsvangirai the most votes, but not an outright victory. | On Friday, the opposition rejected the results of the 29 March election that gave Mr Tsvangirai the most votes, but not an outright victory. |
| Mr Mugabe has accepted the result and confirmed he will stand in the run-off. | Mr Mugabe has accepted the result and confirmed he will stand in the run-off. |
| The date has still to be set, but it is expected to be within 21 days. | The date has still to be set, but it is expected to be within 21 days. |
| Dilemma | Dilemma |
| The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said it had been cheated of thousands of votes as the Zimbabwe Election Commission announced that its leader had gained 47.9% of the votes - against 43.2% for Mr Mugabe. | The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said it had been cheated of thousands of votes as the Zimbabwe Election Commission announced that its leader had gained 47.9% of the votes - against 43.2% for Mr Mugabe. |
| The MDC now faces a dilemma, says the BBC's Peter Biles in Johannesburg. | The MDC now faces a dilemma, says the BBC's Peter Biles in Johannesburg. |
| Reaction: In quotesTough call for opposition | Reaction: In quotesTough call for opposition |
| It can boycott the run-off and hand victory to President Mugabe, or it can take part - under protest - in the knowledge that the violence and intimidation witnessed over the past month has created a far tougher electoral environment, he says. | It can boycott the run-off and hand victory to President Mugabe, or it can take part - under protest - in the knowledge that the violence and intimidation witnessed over the past month has created a far tougher electoral environment, he says. |
| The MDC says the government delayed the result for more than a month in order to orchestrate a campaign of violence to deter opposition supporters in a run-off. | The MDC says the government delayed the result for more than a month in order to orchestrate a campaign of violence to deter opposition supporters in a run-off. |
| Although the result of the election is inconclusive, it represents a humiliation for 84-year-old President Mugabe, our correspondent adds. | Although the result of the election is inconclusive, it represents a humiliation for 84-year-old President Mugabe, our correspondent adds. |
| MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti said Mr Tsvangirai should be declared president, as he had gained 50.3% of the vote. | MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti said Mr Tsvangirai should be declared president, as he had gained 50.3% of the vote. |
| "Morgan Tsvangirai is the president of the republic of Zimbabwe to the extent that he won the highest number of votes," Mr Biti said. | "Morgan Tsvangirai is the president of the republic of Zimbabwe to the extent that he won the highest number of votes," Mr Biti said. |
| Mr Tsvangirai should be allowed to lead a government of "national healing" that included members of Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF party, he said. | Mr Tsvangirai should be allowed to lead a government of "national healing" that included members of Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF party, he said. |
| Are you in Zimbabwe? What's your reaction to the announcement of the results? Send us your comments by filling out the form below. | Are you in Zimbabwe? What's your reaction to the announcement of the results? Send us your comments by filling out the form below. |