Zimbabwe election: Mugabe party wins huge majority in parliament

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said that Zanu-PF had won 142 seats in the 210-seat chamber.

Analysts say the result is enough for Zanu-PF to change the constitution. Results in the presidential race have yet to be announced.

Mr Mugabe's main rival has already dismissed the election as "a sham".

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who heads the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and is running for president against Mr Mugabe, said the vote had been a "huge farce".

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23554443

[DFW]

1. Sounds like Mugabe has Karl Rove as an election srategist n/t

[7962]

2. Here's an example of racism that dwarfs what happens in the US.

He will never give up power as his people starve. Claims to be todays Hitler. Thinks of gays as "worse than dogs and pigs".
Yes, folks, he actually said that.

[nyabingi]

3. time for Mugabe to sit down and relax

Although I admire Mugabe's historic significance in the struggle for independence and his efforts to redistribute land occupied by large, white-owned commercial farms to the rest of Zimbabwe, there comes a time when these elderly leaders need to retire and let the younger generation have their day in the sun. Mandela bowed out gracefully but Mugabe just doesn't get it.

[theHandpuppet]

5. Any comparisons betweem Mugabe and Mandela are insulting

To say the least.

[nomorenomore08]

7. Absolutely. Mugabe is an ignorant, hateful piece of shit. Any good he may have done was 30+

years ago. Mandela, compared to Mugabe, is a modern-day saint.

[Posteritatis]

12. Seriously. Mugabe doesn't deserve to share a paragraph with the man. (nt)

[oberliner]

4. Any talk of term limits?

How long has this guy been in charge over there? At least since the 80's right?

[roamer65]

6. Mugabe...

Some people grace us by their presence, some by their absence.

Mugabe hopefully soon will fall into the latter.

[nomorenomore08]

8. The guy's pushing 90 and still in office. Only the good die young, right?

[Archae]

9. This guy is one of "Saint" Hugo's old buddies.

Along with Iran's Amenanutjob.

[Alamuti Lotus]

10. It is amusing to watch the arrogant and the ignorant fume over Mugabe

Never had much use for him otherwise, but the hysteric commentary from certain sources that accompanies the discussion is always...educational, but never in the ways that the commentators would have intended.

[KinMd]

11. Mugabe won????? Bet even Nate Silver didn't see that coming

[Posteritatis]

13. It's not hard to predict rigged elections. (nt)