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| Zimbabwe names date for run-off | Zimbabwe names date for run-off |
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| The second-round run-off in Zimbabwe's disputed presidential election will be held on 27 June, the government says. | The second-round run-off in Zimbabwe's disputed presidential election will be held on 27 June, the government says. |
| Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the first round, but not by enough to avoid a run-off. President Robert Mugabe said the poll was "disastrous". | |
| Mr Tsvangirai says he will contest the second round, after originally threatening to boycott it. | Mr Tsvangirai says he will contest the second round, after originally threatening to boycott it. |
| He has accused Mr Mugabe's party of vote-rigging and intimidation of potential opposition voters. | He has accused Mr Mugabe's party of vote-rigging and intimidation of potential opposition voters. |
| His Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party says the government and army has beaten and tortured MDC supporters in an attempt to either keep them away from the polls or intimidate them into voting for the ruling party. | His Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party says the government and army has beaten and tortured MDC supporters in an attempt to either keep them away from the polls or intimidate them into voting for the ruling party. |
| Mr Tsvangirai said on Friday that "violence has to cease for an election to be conducted or that election will not be legitimate". | Mr Tsvangirai said on Friday that "violence has to cease for an election to be conducted or that election will not be legitimate". |
| The BBC's Orla Guerin interviews Morgan Tsvangirai | The BBC's Orla Guerin interviews Morgan Tsvangirai |
| However, he told the BBC that Mr Mugabe had lost control of the country and that the army was now in charge. | However, he told the BBC that Mr Mugabe had lost control of the country and that the army was now in charge. |
| "Mugabe may be the figurehead but the people who have taken over are the military," he told the BBC's Orla Guerin. | "Mugabe may be the figurehead but the people who have taken over are the military," he told the BBC's Orla Guerin. |
| Zimbabwe has been in political crisis since parliamentary and presidential elections on 29 March. | Zimbabwe has been in political crisis since parliamentary and presidential elections on 29 March. |
| Unity talks | Unity talks |
| Mr Mugabe told a party meeting on Friday that it should have been more prepared for the election. | |
| "Although the presidential result did not yield an outright winner, it was indeed disastrous," he said. | |
| "Fundamentally we went to the election completely unprepared, unorganised... Our structures went to sleep, were in deep slumber in circumstances of an all-out war." | |
| Mr Mugabe also accused opposition followers of terrorising Zanu-PF supporters, warning that they were "playing a dangerous game". | Mr Mugabe also accused opposition followers of terrorising Zanu-PF supporters, warning that they were "playing a dangerous game". |
| The run-off was due to be held by 23 May - 21 days after the results of the first round were announced - but the government then issued an emergency law allowing it 90 days to organise the new poll. | The run-off was due to be held by 23 May - 21 days after the results of the first round were announced - but the government then issued an emergency law allowing it 90 days to organise the new poll. |
| Mr Tsvangirai said that was a plot to allow the government to organise further intimidation. | Mr Tsvangirai said that was a plot to allow the government to organise further intimidation. |
| Nonetheless, he told the BBC that exploratory contacts were under way between the MDC and the ruling Zanu-PF. | Nonetheless, he told the BBC that exploratory contacts were under way between the MDC and the ruling Zanu-PF. |
| Mr Tsvangirai said Zanu-PF had made "overtures" to the MDC about the possibility of a national unity government. | Mr Tsvangirai said Zanu-PF had made "overtures" to the MDC about the possibility of a national unity government. |
| "Nothing concrete has been put in place, but on the sidelines there may be: 'Can we talk?' at a very minimum stage," he said. | "Nothing concrete has been put in place, but on the sidelines there may be: 'Can we talk?' at a very minimum stage," he said. |
| He added: "Every conflict ends up at the negotiating table. We are open to the idea, but it's certainly not a priority." | He added: "Every conflict ends up at the negotiating table. We are open to the idea, but it's certainly not a priority." |
| Return for campaign | Return for campaign |
| Mr Tsvangirai has been out of Zimbabwe since the first-round vote because of alleged threats to his life. | Mr Tsvangirai has been out of Zimbabwe since the first-round vote because of alleged threats to his life. |
| But the MDC says he will return to address a rally in Bulawayo on Sunday. | But the MDC says he will return to address a rally in Bulawayo on Sunday. |
| The MDC says 35 people have been killed since the election and thousands displaced and tortured. | The MDC says 35 people have been killed since the election and thousands displaced and tortured. |
| But Zanu-PF says there is no government campaign of intimidation and blames the violence on the MDC. | But Zanu-PF says there is no government campaign of intimidation and blames the violence on the MDC. |