In a poll deemed dubious by regional observers and dismissed as a sham by the opposition, Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF won 78 of 150 seats. 30 of the remaining ones will be filled by the President's appointees, giving him a 2/3 majority and free hands to alter the constitution. A mere two weeks before the 25th anniversary of independence and majority rule, Zimbabwe's democratic system is in bad shape - though not, perhaps, as bad as that of Zimbabwe itself.
Below is Part II of my bid to shed some light on the background for this. Cross-posted from Booman Tribune.