Arthur Mutambara and his secretary-general Welshman Ncube, both beaten in the general elections, promised to back Morgan Tsvangirai in the presidential elections run-off if he provided their faction with government positions and ambassadorships.
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African National Congress President Jacob Zuma’s advisor Mo Shaik said the international community should not expect Zuma to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis after the indecisive elections of 2008.
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The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front which lost its parliamentary majority in the lower house to the Movement for Democratic Change made some amends in the Senate where it won 30 of the 60 elected seats but analysts said this was only going to delay but not stop legislation.
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African National Congress President Jacob Zuma’s advisor Mo Shaik said there was nothing Zuma could do about the indecisive 2008 elections in Zimbabwe except wait and see.
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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai said he had won the 29 March elections outright but he was prepared for a runoff provided it was held 21 days after the announcement of the results.
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Although the Southern African Development Community and the Pan African Parliament observer missions said the 29 March elections had been credible they were disturbed by the delay in releasing the results as this was part of the election process.
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The United States embassy ruled out a Morgan Tsvangirai victory and a government of national unity in the 2008 elections arguing that President Robert Mugabe could announce himself the winner or the election would have no outright winner with a run-off most likely.
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The Movement for Democratic Change announced on 2 April that its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had won the presidential elections with 50.3 percent of the vote.
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One of the principal negotiators for the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front Nicholas Goche was holding talks with the Movement for Democratic Change regarding President Robert Mugabe’s exit, days after the 29 March 2008 elections.
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The United States embassy put its citizens on alert on 30 March 2008 after it had received reports that President Robert Mugabe was planning to announce himself winner of the presidential elections that evening.
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