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| Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is trying "to steal the election", over three weeks after the disputed poll, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says. | |
| In a strongly-worded House of Commons statement, he said: "No-one can have any faith in this recount." | In a strongly-worded House of Commons statement, he said: "No-one can have any faith in this recount." |
| He accused Mr Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party of having "unleashed a campaign of violence" against Zimbabweans who voted against him. | |
| The outcome of a partial recount of the disputed elections has been delayed. | The outcome of a partial recount of the disputed elections has been delayed. |
| Electoral officials began the recount in 23 out of 210 seats on Saturday and said it would take three days. | |
| The MDC opposition, led by Morgan Tsvangirai, says the recount is illegal and claims it beat Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF outright in the 29 March polls. | |
| And Mr Miliband has cast doubt on the security of the ballot boxes held by the authorities since polling day, noting that election officials have been arrested. | |
| "The constitutional crisis in Zimbabwe continues as President Mugabe persists in his ambition to steal the election," he said in a written statement. | |
| "Most worryingly, President Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party have unleashed a campaign of violence against those ordinary Zimbabweans, 60% of them, who in spite of everything, voted against him." |