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The United States and Britain were in a quandary about what to do to make sure that Zimbabwe had credible and internationally supervised presidential elections after the announcement of the results in May 2008.

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Results of the 2008 presidential elections were released on May 2, just over a month after the elections and showed that Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai had pipped Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front leader Robert Mugabe.

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Pablo Wende, a columnist of business-financial Ambito Financiero said Argentina was about a join a group of select countries which opposed any international Monetary Fund initiative without caring too much about the issue.

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Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade craved being the centre of attention on the international stage and was imposing himself as a mediator in African and even outside conflicts, the United States embassy in Senegal said.

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Brazil’s ambassador to Zimbabwe Raul de Taunay criticised the Movement for democratic Change for prematurely celebrating their victory after the 2008 elections because only a fraction of the results had been evaluated when they made their announcement.

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There was a massive surge in violence primarily in rural areas to intimidate voters ahead of an anticipated second round of voting, two weeks after the March 2008 elections, despite the fact that the results for the presidential elections had not yet been released.

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First Lady Grace Mugabe who had largely shied away from politics took centre stage after her husband was defeated in the first round of the presidential elections in 2008 by Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai and vowed that Tsvangirai would never step foot inside the State House.

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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai asked for $2.5 million from Morocco in May 2008 saying he needed $5 million to successfully fund his operations.

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The United States warned its citizens, shortly after the release of the presidential elections which did not provide an outright winner, to be particularly cautious when using still, video or telephone cameras in any urban setting in Zimbabwe, or in the vicinity of any political activity, as this could be construed by Zimbabwean authorities as practising journalism without accreditation, a crime punishable by arrest, incarceration or deportation.

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United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer said Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai had won the 29 march 2008 elections. She said she based this on a wealth of post-election tallies by independent observers.

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