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March 31st, 2008
Posted: 03:38 PM ET
(CNN) — Zimbabwe’s government Monday began releasing the results of the weekend parliamentary vote, but offered no data on the hotly contested presidential race in which President Robert Mugabe is facing the most formidable challenge to his 28-year rule. Zimbabwe’s main opposition party — Movement for Democratic Change, led by presidential contender Morgan Tsvangirai – announced Sunday that it had won enough votes in Saturday’s presidential and parliamentary election to end the 84-year-old incumbent’s rule over Zimbabwe. But a group of non-governmental organizations monitoring the election released exit polling data that showed the race much closer — and possibly headed for a runoff vote. Noel Kututwa, chairman of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, said that his group’s polling data gave Tsvangirai 49.4 percent of the vote — short of the 51 percent needed to win. Mugabe was second with 41.8 percent, and Simba Makoni third with 8.2 percent. |
 
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