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UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said it is "imperative" there is a new government in Zimbabwe. | |
He said he would redouble efforts to ensure Robert Mugabe's regime was not seen as "a legitimate representation of the will of the people of Zimbabwe". | He said he would redouble efforts to ensure Robert Mugabe's regime was not seen as "a legitimate representation of the will of the people of Zimbabwe". |
President Mugabe was the only candidate in a run-off election after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, winner of the first round, withdrew, citing violence. | |
Mr Miliband said a government must be formed that respected the first result. | |
Thousands of people have fled political violence in Zimbabwe, before and since the disputed presidential election. | Thousands of people have fled political violence in Zimbabwe, before and since the disputed presidential election. |
Meeting refugees in South Africa, Mr Miliband said it was a "man-made tragedy" that affected all of Africa. | |
He said: "No-one who meets the people here could do anything other than redouble their efforts to secure international consensus that the Mugabe regime is not a legitimate representation of the will of the people of Zimbabwe." | He said: "No-one who meets the people here could do anything other than redouble their efforts to secure international consensus that the Mugabe regime is not a legitimate representation of the will of the people of Zimbabwe." |
He said the international community had to "rally behind" United Nations Security Council resolutions next week in New York. | He said the international community had to "rally behind" United Nations Security Council resolutions next week in New York. |
And he said it was "imperative" that a government was formed that respected the result of the first presidential result on 29 March, when official results gave Mr Tsvangirai more votes than Mr Mugabe - but not enough to avoid a run-off. | |
Mr Tsvangirai later pulled out of the presidential run-off, citing violence in the campaign. | |
His MDC party says 5,000 of its members are still missing. |