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| Morgan Tsvangirai could face bigamy charges after second wedding | Morgan Tsvangirai could face bigamy charges after second wedding |
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| Zimbabwe's prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, went ahead with a marriage ceremony on Saturday after a magistrate warned that he could be prosecuted for bigamy if he signed a legal marriage register. | Zimbabwe's prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, went ahead with a marriage ceremony on Saturday after a magistrate warned that he could be prosecuted for bigamy if he signed a legal marriage register. |
| The magistrate ruled on Friday that Tsvangirai could not to go ahead with a formal wedding after a jilted former lover filed a suit against him claiming the two were still married under Zimbabwe's tribal laws. The court held that Tsvangirai paid a traditional bride price for the woman last year and therefore was married to her. | The magistrate ruled on Friday that Tsvangirai could not to go ahead with a formal wedding after a jilted former lover filed a suit against him claiming the two were still married under Zimbabwe's tribal laws. The court held that Tsvangirai paid a traditional bride price for the woman last year and therefore was married to her. |
| Tsvangirai, 60, and Elizabeth Macheka, 35, exchanged vows but did not sign the register. Tsvangirai insisted that he had not made errors of judgment in seeing other women since his wife of 31 years, Susan, 50, died in a car accident in 2009. | Tsvangirai, 60, and Elizabeth Macheka, 35, exchanged vows but did not sign the register. Tsvangirai insisted that he had not made errors of judgment in seeing other women since his wife of 31 years, Susan, 50, died in a car accident in 2009. |
| Tsvangirai said he had finally found the right partner. He said he had to date several women to find the one he truly loved, and dismissed as propaganda state media reports that his private life made him unfit to lead the country. | Tsvangirai said he had finally found the right partner. He said he had to date several women to find the one he truly loved, and dismissed as propaganda state media reports that his private life made him unfit to lead the country. |
| Several regional leaders had been invited to the wedding but did not show up, presumably because of the court order. Polygamy is recognised under Zimbabwe's traditional customary law, but not in its formal legal system. | Several regional leaders had been invited to the wedding but did not show up, presumably because of the court order. Polygamy is recognised under Zimbabwe's traditional customary law, but not in its formal legal system. |
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