Independent election monitors in Zimbabwe say riot police and other security forces have been deployed as tensions simmer in the African nation. No official results have been released from yesterday's elections, although the opposition party is claiming an early lead against President Robert Mugabe.
The head of the Pan-African Parliament observer mission says he's sure most results are known. He warned election officials against a delay. He says his independent monitoring organization is not releasing results so that it won't add to growing tensions.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today branded Mugabe a "disgrace" to the people of Zimbabwe. She says the United States had made clear its concerns about how the election might be conducted. |