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Zimbabwe's opposition MDC party is considering withdrawing from the 27 June presidential run-off vote, a party source has told the BBC.

MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is said to be under pressure to pull out in view of reports of escalating violence against his supporters.

At a summit in Brussels, the EU is threatening to impose fresh sanctions against Zimbabwe's authorities.

President Robert Mugabe has blamed the opposition for the violence.

Senior opposition MDC leaders are meeting in Harare to discuss whether or not to take part in the run-off vote.

It is not clear if they will make a decision at the meeting.

"There is a huge avalanche of calls and pressure from supporters across the country, especially in the rural areas, not to accept to be participants in this charade," opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) spokesman Nelson Chamisa told Reuters news agency.

If they do pull out, the MDC will be handing a victory to President Robert Mugabe, says the BBC's Caroline Hawley in Johannesburg, South Africa.


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22 responses // Tsvangirai may drop out amidst war threats

  • What an awful situation to be put in, on one hand I'm sure he wants to fight for a democratic system, but on the other, I'm sure he doesn't want to witness first hand the violence that has been going on in Zimbabwe.
    mattbrawn
  • Mugabe is shameless. Zimbabwe is a mess. Can't see how this is going to end.
    kristianbrodie
  • Mugabe has already won.......... nothing is going to change unless Mugabe kicks the bucket!
    Ghaz
  • I heard a report saying Mugabe has now said he won't leave power until all white farmers have been displaced.
    dearmat23
  • http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23897280...
    ... "Once I am sure this legacy of returning the land to the blacks is truly in your hands, people are empowered, your land is in your hands without the British wanting to take over the land, then I can say, `Aha, the work is now done"
    dearmat23
  • How can a country resolve this? It's so sad.
    joshuaheller
  • If you are sure of what it is you want to accomplish and know how important it is why not risk your life to bring about improvement for those you care about?

    I would. Why let fear riddle you and your life?
    J_Jammer
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  • It isn't his life hes worried about, Mugabe said if he didn't win he would bring war to the country.
    SilenceNoMore
  • And if those who pushed for the American Revolution thought the same thing nothing would have ever gotten done.
    J_Jammer
  • it saddens me sometimes how the greed of some
    people takes them to the point of having it all or
    nothing.
    phukna
  • Tsvangirai ? Thats not a real word!
    chillwillNJ
  • Hang in there my man!
    I wonder if there's any way people from around the world can support this guy? Mugabe would probably just censor it from getting to him.
    PoisonTheMonkey
  • http://current.com/items/89038591_political_rape
    The situation in Zimbabwe tumbled into insanity a long time ago. I can hardly believe my eyes when I read each day's updates in the media - but thank God we have information about it at least. Check the link for one woman's story about how rape is used as a weapon to her family's throat ... it's happening now.
    mischabarrett
  • My first response when I saw this story was... Nooooo!

    Stick with it and run!

    But, it seems Mugabe will be declared the winner no matter what the voting says.

    Perhaps the international community will have more weight to respond and finally step in to this messy situation if they argue that a rival has been forced out of the race due to violence, rather than just "beaten" at the polls?
    emmahill
  • Mugabe has proven that elections are meaningless anyway, Sometimes revolution is the only answer.
    Jimmy_Underdog
  • If the people lead, eventually the leaders will follow.
    dandrews1969
  • Mugabe is a genius of the first order. He forced the white farmers out and gave the land to his political cronies. These idiots then went to the banks to get money for the farm's payroll. They were shocked to find out that banks require you to make a deposit before you can make a withdrawal! This is true. Now Zimbabe has gone from an exporter of food to an importer, with massive starvation and inflation ravaging the country. Mugabe's most recent solution was to confiscate all white owned businesses in Zimbabwe. This is a country headed for a disaster of monumental proportions. Yet who will be expected to bail them out?? Not one African leader will send money and they are already attacking or murdering refugees at the borders of their own countries. Ask Mr. Obama what he would do in this case?
    MoonLoon
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