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Simba Makoni Refuses to Back Either Candidate in Zimbabwe Election
Simba Makoni, the former finance minister for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and recent presidential candidate, has refused to back Mugabe or Morgan Tsvangirai in the upcoming run-off scheduled in June.
Makoni placed third in the March 29 election, trailing Mugabe and Tsvangirai in the polls. Rather than endorse either candidate Makoni has pushed for a coalition style government that places Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party and Tsvangirai’s Movement for democratic Change party in a power-sharing position.
Tsvangirai has insisted that he won a majority of the votes in the first round and should assume the presidency yet the official election results showed Mugabe was close enough to force a run-off. Mugabe has held office since Zimbabwe won independence in 1980.
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