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Where Tsvangirai Could Have Gone Wrong

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Zimbabwe’s harmonized elections have come and gone, the people have elected leaders of their choice in the local authorities, House of Assembly and the President. The playing field was very free and fair as all the contesting political parties had adequate and equal opportunities to sell their election manifestos to the electorate through rallies, public debates, state, private and numerous social media platforms. Morgan Tsvangirai pondering the next move Throughout the campaigning period Zimbabweans have exuded high levels of political maturity and tolerance, making this previous election the most peaceful the country has ever witnessed since Independence. July 31 election was the defining moment for ordinary Zimbabweans, Zanu PF and the MDC-T. It sought to end the SADC brokered Global Political Agreement (which subsequently led to the Government of National Unity after a contested election in 2008) and usher in a people driven and democratically elected government. Zan