Poll tips Mugabe for landslide victory

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By Staff Reporter

A NEW opinion poll points to a landslide victory for Zimbabwe's ruling Government in next week's election.

The University of Zimbabwe survey found that President Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF party could win 83 of 120 seats being contested in the general election next Thursday.

Fifteen university students polled nearly 8,000 people across Zimbabwe.

They found that the government could make inroads in urban areas traditionally seen as sympathetic to the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.

But the survey did suggest the opposition could win up to 53 seats and may take some ground in rural areas currently held by the ruling party.

The opposition has accused the Government of rigging voting rolls to affect the election outcome, but President Mugabe says the poll will be fair.
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