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- Announcement made on June 22, 2008
- Runoff scheduled for June 27, 2008
- More than 100 killed and over 200 missing as a result of political violenceThe Guardian: This is no election. This is a brutal war (June 22, 2008)
- Thousands more opposition supporters have been arrested, beaten or forced to fleeThe Guardian: This is no election. This is a brutal war (June 22, 2008)
- Original election took place on March 29, 2008
- Mugabe's party lost control of the parliament
- Morgan Tsvangirai won 47.9% (1,195,562 votes)BBC News: Zimbabwe announces poll results (May 2, 2008)
- Mugabe won 43.2% (1,079,730 votes)BBC News: Zimbabwe announces poll results (May 2, 2008)
- Must receive more than 50% of the vote to win an election outright
- Interference with monitors and oppositions groups led most to consider the initial election neither free nor fairThe New York Times: Zimbabwe Rounds Up Opposition Members and Election Monitors (April 26, 2008)
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On June 22, 2008, Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe, announced he would withdraw from the upcoming runoff election. This action effectively conceded victory to incumbent president Robert Mugabe.
The move comes after Mugabe and his supporters threatened violence against those who would vote against him.The New York Times: Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Pulls Out of Runoff (June 23, 2008)
June 23, 2008: Officials announced that the elections in Zimbabwe would go ahead, despite Tsvangirai's withdrawal.BBC News: Zimbabwean elections to go ahead (June 23, 2008)
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Opposition Quits Zimbabwe Election Questions
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Is war the primary cause of hyperinflation for Zimbabwe? 4 AnswersHyperinflation is caused by a massive increase in printed money that has no real intrinsic value. A short, yet detailed explanation of Zimbabwe's hyperinflation... read more -
Is Zimbabwe trading in Gold for food working? 1 AnswerGovernment wants to grab the land in order to provide land and work for the poor people.. "For each delivery Fidelity would issue a Gold Export Certificate to t... read more
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Is Zimbabwe Gold Trade helping correct government spending? 1 AnswerIf they have to trade gold for food.. they have to obtain exchange control approval for gold trading.. "THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has drawn up formalities th... read more
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What is the opposite of a recession? Is there such a term like boom, and when was the last time we had one? 1 AnswerAccording to this article from CNN Money, the "greatest economic boom ever" was in 2007. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/1001... read more
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