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UN: Free Zimbabwe poll impossible

By IRNA,

New York : The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the violence and intimidation against Zimbabwe’s opposition party.

In a statement, the 15-member body said a free and fair presidential run-off vote on Friday would be “impossible”.

Opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai has withdrawn from the election and taken refuge in the Dutch embassy in the capital, Harare.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon earlier said the vote should be delayed, but Zimbabwe’s UN envoy insisted it would go ahead.