The presidential run off pitting president Robert Mugabe against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not be held in the next few weeks as required by law, the head of the electoral commission announced.

The presidential run-off pitting President Robert Mugabe against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not be held in the next few weeks as required by law, the head of the electoral commission said in an interview published today.

A RECOUNT of disputed legislative seats has confirmed opposition control of Zimbabwe’s parliament and should be completed today, allowing the release of results from last month’s presidential election, state media reported.

Results so far from a recount of disputed seats confirm the opposition’s majority in parliament, a government-run newspaper reported today as a top US envoy called for international intervention against state-sponsored violence.

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party claimed an early lead today in elections, including in some of President Robert Mugabe rural strongholds – an apparent effort to thwart any government attempt to skew the results.