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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Zimbabwe election collapse

Zimbabwe bank queue
Zimbabweans queue to withdraw money from a bank in Bulawayo Photograph: Getty
Tsvangirai greeted by supporters
MDC party leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is greeted by supporters during a visit to a Harare suburb Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters
Tsvangirai speaks
Tsvangirai speaks to supporters the day before announcing his withdrawal from the run-off election Photograph: Taurai Maduna/EPA
Morgan Tsvangirai's bus
Militia connected to Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF party and security forces have murdered an estimated 100 opposition activists Photograph: Alaexander Joe/AFP
MDC supporters attend a campaign rally in Bulawayo
MDC supporters attend a campaign rally in Bulawayo Photograph: Getty
MDC poster
A campaign poster for Morgan Tsvangirai is attached to a fence in Bulawayo Photograph: Getty
Boy at MDC rally
A young boy among MDC supporters at a rally in Bulawayo Photograph: Getty
Mugabe rally
Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, greets supporters on his arrival at White City stadium in Bulawayo Photograph: Desmonde Kwande/AFP
Zanu-PF at MDC rally
Supporters of the ruling Zanu-PF party gather around the Show Grounds, the venue of an MDC rally which was due to take place in Harare on Sunday Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters
Morgan Tsvangirai
Morgan Tsvangirai announces he is pulling out of the run-off election against Robert Mugabe Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters
Torn MDC poster
Tsvangirai said he would no longer participate in "this violent, illegitimate sham of an election process" Photograph: Alexander joe/AFP
Roadside stall Bulawayo
Avocados and peanuts are served at a roadside stand in Bulawayo Photograph: Getty
Zimbabwe election observers
Members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Pan African election observers and journalists listen as Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairman, George Chiweshe, speaks in Harare Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters
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