Mugabe officially claims victory in Zimbabwe election

President Robert Mugabe won the Zimbabwe presidential election with 61% of the vote, compared to 34% for challenger Morgan Tsvangirai, election officials said.

The official state election commission announced results today in which Mr Mugabe Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party won 158 of the 210 parliament seats, giving it a two-thirds majority in the legislature that enables it to make amendments to the new constitution and existing laws.