Obama Statement on Zimbabwe’s Election
Friday, April 4, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Michael Ortiz, 202 228 5566
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement on Zimbabwe’s presidential and parliamentary elections:
“On March 29th, millions of Zimbabweans went to the polls to choose their president and parliament. The resulting defeat of the ruling ZANU-PF party in parliamentary elections underscores the Zimbabwean people’s rejection of the failed policies and the widespread suffering caused by Robert Mugabe’s repressive rule.
“The long delayed release of the results of the senate and presidential ballots by the Zimbabwean Election Commission has exacerbated suspicions that Mugabe will again manipulate the outcome. The election results should be announced without further delay. Yesterday’s detentions, including of two foreign journalists, among them a reporter for the New York Times, and of an American staffer of the National Democratic Institute, further fuel tension. The government’s raid on the offices of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change as well as today’s staged march through Harare of so-called “war veterans” are provocative tactics designed to intimidate the opposition and Zimbabwean people.
“Zimbabwe now appears poised to hold a run-off election for the presidency, which Mugabe has vowed to contest. This election must be conducted in a fully transparent manner, free from intimidation and consistent with the rule of law. These elections have the potential to be truly historic, if indeed they are fully free and fair. Their conduct and outcome will determine if Zimbabwe’s economic and humanitarian crisis is deepened, or if the door is finally opened to a new and more hopeful chapter in Zimbabwe’s history.”
Mugabe and Zanu Pf are a non Democratic organization they are revolutionaries who can not be removed by the ballot conducted by themselves and their friendly nations. If Mugabe could have managed to run the country smoothly no one was going to bother him and was to rule to his own death. But unfortunately his ministers and care takers of positions he chose ruined the country and that obviously translated to him. He put people into positions by Love and Hate and not by merit. He enjoyed being praised for too long until he became infallible. Now he is old and tired but the same people who gave him praises still want to use the old man to death. They can not have enough of him but nature takes its course regardless of these le****s(thugs with evil intentions) low mentality. They hold on to their beliefs as shields for them to continue leeching the economy. To see that they are dull and dangerously greedy they do not care about the impact of the damage they have caused to the country Zimbabwe and Zimbabwean people. For example look at Jonathan Moyo and Chinamasa they are just like monkeys playing in the deepest forest.