Mugabe wins 2/3 majority in election, can now change constitution

Not that it's a surprise, but Mugabe will now control the majority needed to change the constitution and further consolidate his power. In the urban areas, the opposition did well but in the countryside, traditionally a strong base for Mugabe though slipping in recent years due to famine, Mugabe's ZANU-PF picked up a lot of votes. He so well in one district that he apparently even received more votes than were cast.

The question now is how will the US and EU react to this latest situation? Sanctions only hurt the people at the bottom, which are many in Zimbabwe, so we're going to have to figure out a policy that will have some impact on the leadership without hurting an already poor and hungry nation. For starters, it's about time that we hold external supporters of Mugabe accountable and re-think our relationship with those fellow African leaders who continue to support Mugabe and ignore the human rights and voting violations.