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Zimbabwe and no end

Author: Arnold Wehmhoerner

• democracy
• africa
• Zimbabwe

After the first elections in Zimbabwe without its founding father and long term dictator Robert Mugabe Zimbabweans saw their hopes dashed for a new democratic start. President Mnangagwa won with a slight majority while his party ZANU-PF won a two third majority in parliament. The intimidation before the elections and the crackdown on the opposition after the elections revealed the old dictatorial nature of the new government.

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