Zimbabwe Opposition: 10 People Killed in Violence Since Election
By VOA News
20 April 2008
Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change says 10 people have been killed in political violence since last month's disputed elections.
A spokesperson for the opposition party reported the deaths Sunday.
Ballots from the March 29 vote are being recounted in 23 constituencies. The recount is enough to potentially overturn the results of the parliamentary elections which the opposition won.
The opposition says the recount is deeply flawed and "illegal."
Opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai said in an interview with al-Jazeera television the recount is an attempt by President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF party to regain the parliamentary seats it lost in the election.
The electoral commission has still not released results of the presidential vote, in which the MDC says Mr. Tsvangirai defeated Mr. Mugabe.
Independent monitors say Mr. Tsvangirai likely finished on top in the election, but may have fallen short of the majority needed to avoid a second round of voting.
The opposition says the government is suppressing election results so it can do the recount, orchestrate a presidential run-off, and hold on to power.
The country's electoral commission says the recount will take up to three days.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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