First off I would like to say that I got this information from the Daily Zimbabwe Newspaper… which was full of stores and foreign policy so I recommend that everyone check out the daily newspapers in their country.
Last week I talked about the problems arising from the current election in Zimbabwe and this week it has gotten worse. Current President Mugabe opposition in the current election, Morgan Tsvangirai, who is the leader for opposition Movement for Democratic Change declared on Tuesday that Zimbabwe is now under military rule. He is also vowing not to accept victory for Robert Mugabe in a presidential run-off later this month.
Since the election began in March, Zimbabwe has been faced with a slew of violence and deaths. Tsvangirai went as far as telling reporters that “A campaign of violence has been unleashed throughout this country. This country is effectively now run by a military junta and we as a people we have been exposed to state-sponsored brutality.”
It is obvious that assistance is needed from other countries at this point in Zimbabwe, and even though Mugabe does not want opinions or any kind of aid, the United Nations is stepping in later this week. The United Nations Security Council has prepared a special debate on Zimbabwe for later this week. Tsvangirai has been asked by many outsiders to step down from running in the election but Tsvangirai responds to that by insisting “he will compete against the president in the run-off despite calls to cancel it in favour of talks amid mounting violence. “
I will post further information about what happens at the UN Security Council meeting in next weeks blog post and I am interested in seeing if this election can remain legitimate or whether Mugabe will succeed in declaring himself the winner by using violence and terror.
