As the Zimbabwean opposition leader Tsvangirai returned home two days ago, the election campaign is back on track and Tsvangirai seems certain about replacing Mugabe from his Presidential position.
Mugabe has tyrannised Zimbabwe for nearly three decades and does not appear to be ready to give up without a fight.
Mugabe lost the majority of votes in the recent election held on the 29th March, but as the candidates need over 50 percent each to win completely, it is scheduled for a re election on the 27th of June.
But not everyone is convinced that Mugabe won’t try and cheat himself to victory, as the March election has been shadowed by Mugabe’s desperate attempt to hold on to power. And the opposition and human rights groups have said hundreds of opposition supporters have been beaten up and at least 40 killed since the first round of the election.
After returning to Zimbabwe, Tsvangirai said that the South African Development Community would meet and discuss the possible deployment of peacekeepers and election monitors as fear of election violence might jeopardise the possibility to hold the re election.
But Mugabe is not a man that usually gives up with out a fight, and everyone that tries to challenge him is in danger. Even Tsvangirai return to Zimbabwe was delayed after rumours about the army having plans to kill him.
This Mugabe denies and said: “I don’t even have a bow and an arrow.” But history doesn’t vouch well for Mugabe’s credibility, I guess we just have to wait in anticipation and see how far that moral stretched when Mugabe loses the election, yet again!
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