Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002
Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002
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A presidential election was held in Zimbabwe between 9 and 11 March 2002. The election was contested by the incumbent Robert Mugabe, Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, ZANU-Ndonga leader Wilson Kumbula, Shakespeare Maya of the National Alliance for Good Governance and independent candidate Paul Siwela. Although Mugabe won, claiming 56.2% of the vote, it was the closest presidential election to date. Although the Organisation of African Unity described the election as "transparent, credible, free and fair", the conduct of the election was strongly condemned by the Commonwealth, Norwegian observers, Zimbabwean opposition figures, and Western governments and media. [1]
There were 5,647,812 voters registered for the election; turnout was 55.4%.
Mugabe was sworn in for another term by Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku on 17 March 2002 at State House in Harare.[2]
Results
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Robert Mugabe |
ZANU-PF |
1,685,212 |
56.2% |
| Morgan Tsvangirai |
Movement for Democratic Change |
1,258,401 |
42.0% |
| Wilson Kumbula |
ZANU-Ndonga |
31,368 |
1.0% |
| Shakespeare Maya |
National Alliance for Good Governance |
11,906 |
0.4% |
| Paul Siwela |
Independent |
11,871 |
0.4% |
| Invalid |
132,155 |
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| Total (Turnout: 55.4%) |
3,130,913 |
100% |
| Source: African Elections database |
References
- ^ Was Zimbabwe's election fair? BBC News, 3 November 2003
- ^ "Mugabe sworn in after Zimbabwe's disputed presidential vote", Associated Press (nl.newsbank.com), 17 March 2002.