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Original Post Date: 2008-06-23 Time: 16:00:00 Posted By: Jan
Addis Ababa – African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on Monday voiced “grave concern” against the situation in Zimbabwe following the main opposition candidate’s withdrawal from the presidential run-off.
Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) opposition party, quit the presidential election second round run-off on Sunday, saying increasing violence had made a free and fair election impossible.
“This development and the increasing acts of violence in the run-up to the second round of the presidential election are a matter of grave concern to the African Union Commission,” a statement from Jean Ping’s office said.
The statement said Ping had initiated contacts with Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, who is the current AU chairperson, as well as with the 14-nation Southern African Development Community and other regional powers for means of addressing the election crisis in Zimbabwe.
“In the meantime, the Chairperson of the Commission stresses the need for all Zimbabwean stakeholders to exercise restraint and reiterates his call for an immediate end to all acts of violence,” the statement said.
“He urges all Zimbabwean parties to work together to overcome the challenges facing their country in this critical phase of its history,” it added.
Tsvangirai’s withdrawal from the June 27 run-off and the escalating political violence in Zimbabwe drew stark reactions from world powers.
Both London and Washington said they were prepared to raise their concerns in the United Nations Security Council on Monday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon thought Tsvangirai’s decision was a “deeply distressing development” that did not bode well for the future of democracy in Zimbabwe.
Tsvangirai failed to clinch an outright majority in the first round that took place in March, according to official results.
The opposition says more than 80 of its supporters have since been killed and thousands injured in a campaign of intimidation led by President Robert Mugabe’s regime ahead of the vote. – Sapa-AFP
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20080623113357941C278916