Posted to the web 8 July 2008 The crisis in Zimbabwe, which has been beset by months of deadly violence and witnessed the recent holding of tarnished elections, not only represents a "moment of truth" for democracy on the continent but also poses a "challenge to the world," Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said today. "When an election is conducted in an atmosphere of fear and violence, its outcome cannot have a legitimacy that is built on the will of the people," she told the Security Council today, as she briefed the 15-member body on the recent African Union Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh. "Consequently, the principle of democracy is at stake." President Robert Mugabe was sworn in for a sixth term after being declared the winner of the 27 June run-off, in which he was the sole candidate. Violence and intimidation...
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