Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe Claiming Victory, Again
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe looks on before casting his vote in Highfields outside Harare July 31, 2013. Zimbabweans voted in large numbers on Wednesday in a fiercely contested election pitting veteran Mugabe against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who has vowed to push Africa’s oldest leader into retirement after 33 years in power. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (ZIMBABWE – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) – RTX125U7
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe’s party has claimed victory in this week’s election.
But his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai says vote rigging made the poll a farce.
Michael Bratton is a professor of African studies at Michigan State University.
Anchor Carol Hills speaks with Bratton about his article in Foreign Policy magazine about Mugabe’s efforts to engineer his own re-election.
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