Mugabe to hold elections by end of July

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, will hold elections by the end of July, reported the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on Sunday.

On Friday, a constitutional court ruled that parliamentary and presidential polls must take place before 31st July, and a date must be fixed by 29th June.

Opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, said his party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) would support a July election so long demands for political reform were met.

Speaking to Reuters, MDC Spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said:
"The election date must be process-driven and so if ZANU-PF (Mugabe's party) cooperates and we speed up what we need for a free and fair election, we can all easily fulfill the court order."

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