Media Conference Call: Elections in Zimbabwe [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Michelle Gavin explains the 2008 presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe and the tallying process.
Speaker: Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: J. Anthony Holmes, Cyrus Vance Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations
March 31, 2008
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