Bush says Zimbabwe election appears to be "sham"

Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:51pm EDT
 
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday called run-off elections to be held in Zimbabwe a sham and accused President Robert Mugabe's government of intimidation.

Friday's presidential elections "appear to be a sham," Bush said at the White House after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council. "The Mugabe government is intimidating people on the ground in Zimbabwe," he said.

(Reporting by Tabassum Zakaria; Editing by Sandra Maler)

 

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