Zimbabwean general election, 2008

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The Zimbabwean general election of 2008 was a highly contested and controversial national vote marked by allegations of widespread electoral fraud and political violence, primarily between President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU–PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.

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instanceOf election in Zimbabwe ⓘ
general election ⓘ
accusationsByOpposition manipulation of voter rolls ⓘ
state-sponsored violence ⓘ
vote rigging ⓘ
aftermath Global Political Agreement ⓘ
formation of Government of National Unity ⓘ
controversy allegations of widespread electoral fraud ⓘ
delayed release of presidential results ⓘ
intimidation of opposition supporters ⓘ
reports of political violence ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
date 29 March 2008 ⓘ
electoralSystemParliamentary first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
electoralSystemPresidential two-round system ⓘ
firstRoundPresidentialElectionDate 29 March 2008 ⓘ
followedBy Zimbabwean general election, 2013 ⓘ
hasPart 2008 Zimbabwean local government elections ⓘ
2008 Zimbabwean parliamentary election ⓘ
2008 Zimbabwean presidential election ⓘ
internationalObservers African Union ⓘ
European Union (largely barred) ⓘ
linked to: European Union

Southern African Development Community ⓘ
internationalReaction widespread concern about credibility of results ⓘ
location Zimbabwe ⓘ
lowerHouse House of Assembly of Zimbabwe ⓘ
mainParties Movement for Democratic Change – Mutambara ⓘ
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai ⓘ
Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front ⓘ
linked to: ZANU–PF
mainPresidentialCandidates Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
Robert Mugabe ⓘ
Simba Makoni ⓘ
numberOfPresidentialRounds 2 ⓘ
parliamentaryOutcome MDC factions together won more seats than ZANU–PF in House of Assembly ⓘ
ZANU–PF lost majority in House of Assembly ⓘ
partOf political crisis in Zimbabwe (2007–2009) ⓘ
precededBy Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2005 ⓘ
presidentialChallenger Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
Simba Makoni ⓘ
presidentialFirstRoundResultStatus no candidate achieved required majority ⓘ
presidentialFirstRoundRunnerUp Robert Mugabe ⓘ
presidentialFirstRoundThirdPlace Simba Makoni ⓘ
presidentialFirstRoundWinner Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
presidentialIncumbent Robert Mugabe ⓘ
presidentialRunoffBoycottBy Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
presidentialRunoffBoycottReason political violence against opposition supporters ⓘ
presidentialRunoffWinner Robert Mugabe ⓘ
resultingPresident Robert Mugabe ⓘ
resultingPrimeMinister Morgan Tsvangirai ⓘ
runoffPostponedFrom 23 June 2008 ⓘ
secondRoundPresidentialElectionDate 27 June 2008 ⓘ
significantFor end of uninterrupted ZANU–PF parliamentary majority since independence ⓘ
startDate 29 March 2008 ⓘ
upperHouse Senate of Zimbabwe ⓘ

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Movement for Democratic Change → participatedIn → Zimbabwean general election, 2008 ⓘ
Morgan Tsvangirai → participatedIn → Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008 ⓘ
linked to: Zimbabwean general election, 2008
Movement for Democratic Change → participatedIn → 2008 Zimbabwe general election ⓘ
subject linked to: MDC
linked to: Zimbabwean general election, 2008
Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002 → nextElection → Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008 ⓘ
linked to: Zimbabwean general election, 2008
Zimbabwean general election, 2008 → hasPart → 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election ⓘ
linked to: Zimbabwean general election, 2008
Zimbabwean general election, 2008 → hasPart → 2008 Zimbabwean parliamentary election ⓘ
linked to: Zimbabwean general election, 2008
Zimbabwean general election, 2013 → follows → Zimbabwean general election, 2008 ⓘ
Zimbabwean general election, 2005 → nextElection → Zimbabwean general election, 2008 ⓘ
Elections in Zimbabwe → notableElection → 2008 Zimbabwe general election ⓘ
linked to: Zimbabwean general election, 2008