Zimbabwe Election Update IX: MDC Declares Victory!

The MDC has declared Morgan Tsvangirai the winner of the presidential poll: Tsvangirai: 50.3% Mugabe: 42.9% Makoni: 6.8% Surpassing 50% means that no run-off would be necessary. However, it seems doubtful that these result will stand since the state run media has been predicting a run-off is in the offing. I'd be surprised if these results were allowed to stand but this is a bold move by the MDC. They must be feeling very confident (or very worried). House of Assembly Results: MDC (combined): 96 ZANU-PF: 91 I expect that the house results will end up with a narrow lead for ZAUN-PF, allowing them to remain in control. There is a lot of potential for volatility depending on what the "official" results end up saying. I doubt Mugabe has given up yet - the question is: have those around him?