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| Zimbabwe court rejects Mugabe, Tsvangirai bid to delay poll | |
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| Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal to delay elections set for 31 July. | Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal to delay elections set for 31 July. |
| Both President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai had asked for the elections to be postponed. | Both President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai had asked for the elections to be postponed. |
| Mr Tsvangirai argued that Zimbabwe needed more time to prepare for a free and fair election. | Mr Tsvangirai argued that Zimbabwe needed more time to prepare for a free and fair election. |
| The two men have been in a fractious coalition government since disputed elections in 2008 but will again face each other this year. | The two men have been in a fractious coalition government since disputed elections in 2008 but will again face each other this year. |
| "For the avoidance of doubt, elections should proceed on the 31st of July in terms of the proclamation by the president of Zimbabwe in compliance with the order of this court," Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku said, Reuters news agency. | "For the avoidance of doubt, elections should proceed on the 31st of July in terms of the proclamation by the president of Zimbabwe in compliance with the order of this court," Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku said, Reuters news agency. |
| Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party challenged the date, saying the voters roll was in a "shambles" and the vote could be rigged. |