admin“There have been no formal opinion polls but most analysts see Zanu-PF as the favourite given its monopoly of state media and the problems with voter registration encountered by many young, urban Zimbabweans — the support base of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe’s main challenger,” read part of the Reuters report.
The Reuters story was also reproduced by the Daily News, a long time ally of the MDC-T, which recently launched a scathing attack on the party describing the prospect of the re-election of its candidates for local authorities as “scary’’.
The Reuters endorsement came a day after similar observation by the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, a pro-MDC-T quasi political group.
The organisation’s chairperson for the South African branch, Professor Brian Raftopolous said it was highly likely Zanu-PF would win the elections. Prof Raftopolous made the remarks at a Zimbabwe Elections Conference in South Africa last Saturday ahead of the launch of the civil society’s “Feya Feya Campaign’’ that was funded by the British embassy in Harare to the tune of US$2million to buttress the MDC-T’s calls for reforms.
Several surveys from the likes of the Council on Foreign Relations, Freedom House, Afrobarometer, and Mass Public Opinion Institute and pronouncements from MDC-T allies among them the NCA, Concerned ZCTU Affiliates, Zimbabwe Vigil and Sokwanele, all pointed to a victory for Zanu-PF at the end of the month.
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