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Final results in Zimbabwe parliament poll issued

HARARE
Wed Apr 2, 2008 7:32pm EDT

HARARE (Reuters) - Final results of Zimbabwe's parliamentary election have been issued after President Robert Mugabe lost control of the assembly for the first time since taking power after independence, the electoral commission said.

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The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won 99 seats. Mugabe's ZANU-PF won 97 seats and a breakaway MDC faction won 10. One independent candidate won a seat.

Results of senate votes will be issued next. No official announcements have been made on the outcome of the presidential election.

(Reporting by MacDonald Dzirutwe)
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