“The presidential run-off between Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean president, and Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader, will not be held in the next few weeks, the head of the country’s electoral commission has said. Legally a run-off should be held within 21 days of the May 2 announcement of results from the first vote. George Chiweshe, the chief of the electoral commission, confirmed on Sunday that by law a run-off should be held within 21 days, but he said the date is likely to be extended because government officials needed more time to prepare. Tsvangirai said over the weekend that he would participate in the run-off but added that failure to hold the second round within the time limit risked rendering the election process illegitimate.” (05/12/08)