Zimbabwe’s ruling party has declared that the president is “going to fight” in an election run-off and is confident of winning, writes Al Jazeera online.
The declaration comes as reports emerged on Thursday that foreign journalists had been arrested and offices of the main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), had been raided by government agents.
The Zimbabwean president is said to be pondering conflicting advice from his advisers on whether to quietly cede power or face a run-off.
Independent election observers say their projections indicate Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the MDC, had won the most votes in the presidential contest, but not enough to avoid a run-off.
