Morgan Tsvangirai

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Robert Mugabe is attempting to steal Zimbabwe’s most important election.

With voting underway this week, the country is at a crossroads: Will Zimbabwe transition democratically to a socially just and inclusive economy, led by a government committed to the people, or will it continue down a road of despotism and political violence, with an economic system held hostage by a corrupt regime interested in its own financial gain? Mugabe is committed to ensuring the latter.

In the past month alone, Mugabe manipulated the already shambled voters’ rolls, keeping hundreds of thousands of eligible people from registering; abused presidential powers to change election laws; and unilaterally declared an illegal election.…  Seguir leyendo »

On February 11, 2009, I took an oath as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe to work relentlessly to create a society where values are stronger than the threat of violence, where the future happiness of children is more important than partisan political goals and where a person is free to express an opinion, loudly, openly and publicly, without fear of reprisal or repression.

To create a country where jobs are available for those who wish to work, food is available for those who are hungry and where we are united by our respect for the rights and dignity of our fellow citizens.…  Seguir leyendo »

In the course of the last few tumultuous months, I have often had cause to consider what it is that makes a country. I believe a country is the sum of its many parts, and that this is embodied in one thing: its people. The people of my country, Zimbabwe, have borne more than any people should bear. They have been burdened by the world's highest inflation rates, denied the basics of democracy, and are now suffering the worst form of intimidation and violence at the hand of a government purporting to be of and for the people. Zimbabwe will break if the world does not come to our aid.…  Seguir leyendo »

Words are deadly in today's Zimbabwe. "Winner," "recount," "treason" and "democracy" carry barbs and built-in explosives. Ordinary Zimbabweans are suffering at the hands of an authoritarian regime with no sense of proportion or timing, a dictatorship with no scruples.

First, we are being led to believe that my party, the Movement for Democratic Change, was not the winner of the March 29 election. The world is expected to believe that the results are not only inconclusive but also somehow wrong. According to Robert Mugabe's regime, "winner" means that the MDC has garnered votes to which it has no right and that his party lost out only through unfair means.…  Seguir leyendo »

Once again, Robert Mugabe and his cronies are attempting to maintain their grip on power in Zimbabwe. While disheartening, this act of political thuggery does not diminish the victory of democracy over dictatorship in a country ravaged by misrule and ignorance. Ultimately, this is a victory for the strong hearts and sturdy backs that have carried us here: a victory for all Zimbabweans.

But democracy is an orphan in Zimbabwe. Since the infamous universal declaration of independence in 1965 made by the white government of Ian Smith in what was then Rhodesia - in an effort to block the extension of suffrage to the country's black majority - the cry of democracy has been ignored.…  Seguir leyendo »