2	8	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
9	13	must	must	MD
14	16	be	be	VB
17	27	confronted	confront	VBN
28	32	with	with	IN
33	45	constitution	constitution	NN
46	51	issue	issue	NN

58	66	Lovemore	Lovemore	NNP
67	74	Madhuku	Madhuku	NNP
75	82	3/21/02	3/21/02	CD
83	90	1:40:54	1:40:54	CD
91	93	AM	AM	NNP
94	95	(	(	(
95	98	GMT	GMT	NNP
99	101	+2	+2	CD
101	102	)	)	)

109	111	IT	it	PRP
112	116	will	will	MD
117	119	be	be	VB
120	121	a	a	DT
122	132	monumental	monumental	JJ
133	140	tragedy	tragedy	NN
141	144	for	for	IN
145	153	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
154	157	and	and	CC
158	161	the	the	DT
162	168	future	future	NN
169	171	of	of	IN
172	175	the	the	DT
176	191	democratisation	democratisation	NN
192	199	process	process	NN
200	202	if	if	IN
203	205	we	we	PRP
206	210	fail	fail	VBP
211	213	to	to	TO
214	218	draw	draw	VB
219	225	proper	proper	JJ
226	229	and	and	CC
230	236	useful	useful	JJ
237	244	lessons	lesson	NNS
245	249	from	from	IN
250	253	the	the	DT
254	261	debacle	debacle	NN
262	273	surrounding	surround	VBG
274	277	the	the	DT
278	292	just-concluded	just-concluded	JJ
293	305	presidential	presidential	JJ
306	314	election	election	NN
314	315	.	.	.

316	317	I	I	PRP
318	322	must	must	MD
323	327	warn	warn	VB
328	330	at	at	IN
331	334	the	the	DT
335	341	outset	outset	NN
342	346	that	that	IN
347	352	there	there	EX
353	356	are	be	VBP
357	360	two	two	CD
361	367	groups	group	NNS
368	370	of	of	IN
371	378	persons	person	NNS
379	384	whose	whose	WP$
385	393	analyses	analysis	NNS
394	398	must	must	MD
399	401	be	be	VB
402	409	handled	handle	VBN
410	414	with	with	IN
415	422	caution	caution	NN
422	423	.	.	.

424	427	The	the	DT
428	433	first	first	JJ
434	439	group	group	NN
440	442	is	be	VBZ
443	446	the	the	DT
447	452	media	medium	NNS
452	453	.	.	.

454	457	The	the	DT
458	464	second	second	JJ
465	470	group	group	NN
471	473	is	be	VBZ
474	478	that	that	DT
479	481	of	of	IN
482	483	“	``	``
483	490	winning	win	VBG
490	491	”	''	''
492	495	and	and	CC
496	497	“	``	``
497	503	losing	lose	VBG
503	504	”	''	''
505	516	politicians	politician	NNS
516	517	.	.	.

524	529	These	these	DT
530	533	two	two	CD
534	540	groups	group	NNS
541	550	dominated	dominate	VBD
551	554	the	the	DT
555	567	pre-election	pre-election	JJ
568	574	period	period	NN
575	579	with	with	IN
580	583	all	all	DT
584	589	sorts	sort	NNS
590	592	of	of	IN
593	601	analyses	analysis	NNS
602	605	and	and	CC
606	617	predictions	prediction	NNS
618	623	whose	whose	WP$
624	629	value	value	NN
630	632	is	be	VBZ
633	636	yet	yet	RB
637	639	to	to	TO
640	642	be	be	VB
643	654	ascertained	ascertain	VBN
654	655	.	.	.

662	665	Yet	yet	RB
666	667	I	I	PRP
668	672	must	must	MD
673	680	declare	declare	VB
681	683	my	my	PRP$
684	693	interests	interest	NNS
694	696	at	at	IN
697	700	the	the	DT
701	707	outset	outset	NN
707	708	.	.	.

709	713	From	from	IN
714	719	those	those	DT
720	724	very	very	RB
725	730	first	first	JJ
731	735	days	day	NNS
736	744	sometime	sometime	RB
745	747	in	in	IN
748	753	early	early	JJ
754	758	1997	1997	CD
759	763	when	when	WRB
763	764	,	,	,
765	774	alongside	alongside	IN
775	785	colleagues	colleague	NNS
786	790	like	like	IN
791	797	Tendai	Tendai	NNP
798	802	Biti	Biti	NNP
802	803	,	,	,
804	812	Welshman	Welshman	NNP
813	818	Ncube	Ncube	NNP
818	819	,	,	,
820	825	Brian	Brian	NNP
826	832	Kagoro	Kagoro	NNP
832	833	,	,	,
834	843	Priscilla	Priscilla	NNP
844	856	Misihairabwi	Misihairabwi	NNP
856	857	,	,	,
858	867	Everjoice	Everjoice	NNP
868	871	Win	Win	NNP
872	875	and	and	CC
876	883	Tawanda	Tawanda	NNP
884	890	Mutasa	Mutasa	NNP
890	891	,	,	,
892	893	I	I	PRP
894	906	participated	participate	VBD
907	909	in	in	IN
910	921	formulating	formulate	VBG
922	925	the	the	DT
926	933	concept	concept	NN
934	936	of	of	IN
937	940	the	the	DT
941	949	National	National	NNP
950	964	Constitutional	Constitutional	NNP
965	973	Assembly	Assembly	NNP
974	975	(	(	(
975	978	NCA	NCA	NNP
978	979	)	)	)
979	980	,	,	,
981	983	it	it	PRP
984	987	has	have	VBZ
988	992	been	be	VBN
993	998	clear	clear	JJ
999	1001	to	to	TO
1002	1004	me	me	PRP
1005	1009	that	that	IN
1010	1013	the	the	DT
1014	1018	sole	sole	JJ
1019	1026	purpose	purpose	NN
1027	1029	of	of	IN
1030	1033	the	the	DT
1034	1041	current	current	JJ
1042	1052	Zimbabwean	zimbabwean	NN
1053	1065	constitution	constitution	NN
1066	1068	is	be	VBZ
1069	1071	to	to	TO
1072	1080	preserve	preserve	VB
1081	1084	and	and	CC
1085	1092	protect	protect	VB
1093	1096	the	the	DT
1097	1101	rule	rule	NN
1102	1104	of	of	IN
1105	1109	ZANU	ZANU	NNP
1110	1112	PF	PF	NNP
1112	1113	.	.	.

1120	1122	My	my	PRP$
1123	1127	view	view	NN
1128	1132	then	then	RB
1132	1133	,	,	,
1134	1137	and	and	CC
1138	1144	indeed	indeed	RB
1145	1150	those	those	DT
1151	1153	of	of	IN
1154	1156	my	my	PRP$
1157	1167	colleagues	colleague	NNS
1167	1168	,	,	,
1169	1172	was	be	VBD
1173	1177	that	that	IN
1178	1179	a	a	DT
1180	1190	democratic	democratic	JJ
1191	1202	environment	environment	NN
1203	1205	in	in	IN
1206	1211	which	which	WDT
1212	1216	free	free	JJ
1217	1220	and	and	CC
1221	1225	fair	fair	JJ
1226	1235	elections	election	NNS
1236	1239	are	be	VBP
1240	1243	the	the	DT
1244	1248	norm	norm	NN
1248	1249	,	,	,
1250	1253	and	and	CC
1254	1256	in	in	IN
1257	1262	which	which	WDT
1263	1271	citizens	citizen	NNS
1272	1277	enjoy	enjoy	VBP
1278	1282	real	real	JJ
1283	1291	freedoms	freedom	NNS
1291	1292	,	,	,
1293	1298	could	could	MD
1299	1303	only	only	RB
1304	1306	be	be	VB
1307	1314	created	create	VBN
1315	1317	if	if	IN
1318	1319	a	a	DT
1320	1323	new	new	JJ
1323	1324	,	,	,
1325	1335	democratic	democratic	JJ
1336	1339	and	and	CC
1340	1353	people-driven	people-driven	JJ
1354	1366	constitution	constitution	NN
1367	1371	were	be	VBD
1372	1375	put	put	VBN
1376	1378	in	in	IN
1379	1384	place	place	NN
1384	1385	.	.	.

1386	1388	In	in	IN
1389	1394	terms	term	NNS
1395	1397	of	of	IN
1398	1402	that	that	DT
1403	1407	view	view	NN
1407	1408	,	,	,
1409	1411	it	it	PRP
1412	1414	is	be	VBZ
1415	1421	almost	almost	RB
1422	1432	impossible	impossible	JJ
1433	1435	to	to	TO
1436	1442	change	change	VB
1443	1446	the	the	DT
1447	1457	government	government	NN
1458	1465	through	through	IN
1466	1468	an	an	DT
1469	1477	election	election	NN
1478	1487	conducted	conduct	VBN
1488	1490	in	in	IN
1491	1496	terms	term	NNS
1497	1499	of	of	IN
1500	1503	the	the	DT
1504	1511	current	current	JJ
1512	1524	constitution	constitution	NN
1524	1525	.	.	.

1532	1536	This	this	DT
1537	1539	is	be	VBZ
1540	1543	the	the	DT
1544	1548	view	view	NN
1549	1550	I	I	PRP
1551	1556	still	still	RB
1557	1561	hold	hold	VBP
1562	1564	so	so	RB
1565	1573	strongly	strongly	RB
1574	1578	that	that	IN
1579	1580	I	I	PRP
1581	1585	must	must	MD
1586	1593	confess	confess	VB
1594	1596	it	it	PRP
1597	1600	may	may	MD
1601	1606	cloud	cloud	VB
1607	1609	my	my	PRP$
1610	1620	assessment	assessment	NN
1621	1623	of	of	IN
1624	1627	the	the	DT
1628	1642	just-concluded	just-concluded	JJ
1643	1655	presidential	presidential	JJ
1656	1665	elections	election	NNS
1665	1666	.	.	.

1673	1678	There	there	EX
1679	1681	is	be	VBZ
1682	1688	little	little	JJ
1689	1694	doubt	doubt	NN
1695	1699	that	that	IN
1700	1703	the	the	DT
1704	1716	presidential	presidential	JJ
1717	1725	election	election	NN
1726	1729	was	be	VBD
1730	1737	neither	neither	CC
1738	1742	free	free	JJ
1743	1746	nor	nor	CC
1747	1751	fair	fair	JJ
1751	1752	.	.	.

1753	1755	An	an	DT
1756	1764	election	election	NN
1765	1770	which	which	WDT
1771	1776	fails	fail	VBZ
1777	1779	to	to	TO
1780	1784	meet	meet	VB
1785	1788	the	the	DT
1789	1797	standard	standard	NN
1798	1800	of	of	IN
1801	1806	being	be	VBG
1807	1808	“	``	``
1808	1812	free	free	JJ
1813	1816	and	and	CC
1817	1821	fair	fair	JJ
1821	1822	”	''	''
1823	1831	produces	produce	VBZ
1832	1834	an	an	DT
1835	1847	illegitimate	illegitimate	JJ
1848	1855	outcome	outcome	NN
1855	1856	.	.	.

1863	1867	This	this	DT
1868	1872	much	much	RB
1873	1877	must	must	MD
1878	1880	be	be	VB
1881	1889	regarded	regard	VBN
1890	1892	as	as	IN
1893	1902	admitting	admit	VBG
1903	1905	of	of	IN
1906	1908	no	no	DT
1909	1914	doubt	doubt	NN
1914	1915	.	.	.

1916	1923	However	however	RB
1923	1924	,	,	,
1925	1929	this	this	DT
1930	1934	says	say	VBZ
1935	1942	nothing	nothing	NN
1943	1948	about	about	IN
1949	1952	the	the	DT
1953	1956	way	way	NN
1957	1964	forward	forward	RB
1964	1965	.	.	.

1966	1970	This	this	DT
1971	1979	election	election	NN
1980	1983	was	be	VBD
1984	1987	not	not	RB
1988	1994	stolen	steal	VBN
1995	1997	on	on	IN
1998	2003	March	March	NNP
2004	2005	9	9	CD
2006	2009	and	and	CC
2010	2012	10	10	CD
2013	2017	2002	2002	CD
2017	2018	,	,	,
2019	2022	nor	nor	CC
2023	2025	is	be	VBZ
2026	2029	the	the	DT
2030	2037	outcome	outcome	NN
2038	2050	illegitimate	illegitimate	JJ
2051	2057	merely	merely	RB
2058	2060	on	on	IN
2061	2064	the	the	DT
2065	2076	allegations	allegation	NNS
2077	2079	of	of	IN
2080	2087	rigging	rig	VBG
2088	2095	arising	arise	VBG
2096	2100	from	from	IN
2101	2104	the	the	DT
2105	2111	events	event	NNS
2112	2114	of	of	IN
2115	2118	the	the	DT
2119	2126	polling	poll	VBG
2127	2131	days	day	NNS
2131	2132	.	.	.

2139	2142	The	the	DT
2143	2149	lesson	lesson	NN
2150	2152	to	to	TO
2153	2155	be	be	VB
2156	2162	learnt	learn	VBN
2163	2167	from	from	IN
2168	2172	this	this	DT
2173	2177	poll	poll	NN
2178	2180	is	be	VBZ
2181	2185	that	that	IN
2186	2191	until	until	IN
2192	2200	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
2201	2204	has	have	VBZ
2205	2206	a	a	DT
2207	2216	genuinely	genuinely	RB
2217	2227	democratic	democratic	JJ
2228	2240	constitution	constitution	NN
2241	2251	enshrining	enshrine	VBG
2252	2263	universally	universally	RB
2264	2274	recognised	recognise	VBN
2275	2280	norms	norm	NNS
2281	2284	and	and	CC
2285	2297	institutions	institution	NNS
2298	2301	for	for	IN
2302	2305	the	the	DT
2306	2313	holding	holding	NN
2314	2316	of	of	IN
2317	2319	an	an	DT
2320	2328	election	election	NN
2328	2329	,	,	,
2330	2331	a	a	DT
2332	2336	free	free	JJ
2337	2340	and	and	CC
2341	2345	fair	fair	JJ
2346	2352	ballot	ballot	NN
2353	2357	will	will	MD
2358	2364	remain	remain	VB
2365	2366	a	a	DT
2367	2373	mirage	mirage	NN
2373	2374	.	.	.

2381	2392	Politicians	politician	NNS
2393	2396	who	who	WP
2397	2399	in	in	IN
2400	2403	the	the	DT
2404	2410	run-up	run-up	NN
2411	2413	to	to	TO
2414	2417	the	the	DT
2418	2426	election	election	NN
2427	2434	peddled	peddle	VBD
2435	2443	theories	theory	NNS
2444	2449	about	about	IN
2450	2453	how	how	WRB
2454	2457	the	the	DT
2458	2459	“	``	``
2459	2463	will	will	NN
2463	2464	”	''	''
2465	2467	of	of	IN
2468	2471	the	the	DT
2472	2478	people	people	NNS
2479	2484	would	would	MD
2485	2492	prevail	prevail	VB
2493	2508	notwithstanding	notwithstanding	IN
2509	2512	the	the	DT
2513	2522	labyrinth	labyrinth	NN
2523	2525	of	of	IN
2526	2540	constitutional	constitutional	JJ
2541	2551	provisions	provision	NNS
2552	2558	loaded	load	VBN
2559	2566	against	against	IN
2567	2568	a	a	DT
2569	2573	free	free	JJ
2574	2577	and	and	CC
2578	2582	fair	fair	JJ
2583	2591	election	election	NN
2592	2596	must	must	MD
2597	2600	now	now	RB
2601	2606	admit	admit	VB
2607	2611	that	that	IN
2612	2616	they	they	PRP
2617	2621	were	be	VBD
2622	2627	wrong	wrong	JJ
2627	2628	.	.	.

2629	2633	Most	most	JJS
2634	2636	of	of	IN
2637	2640	the	the	DT
2641	2649	problems	problem	NNS
2650	2655	faced	face	VBN
2656	2658	in	in	IN
2659	2663	this	this	DT
2664	2672	election	election	NN
2673	2677	have	have	VBP
2678	2683	their	their	PRP$
2684	2689	roots	root	NNS
2690	2692	in	in	IN
2693	2696	the	the	DT
2697	2706	defective	defective	JJ
2707	2713	nature	nature	NN
2714	2716	of	of	IN
2717	2720	our	our	PRP$
2721	2735	constitutional	constitutional	JJ
2736	2745	framework	framework	NN
2745	2746	.	.	.

2747	2748	I	I	PRP
2749	2752	now	now	RB
2753	2760	proceed	proceed	VBP
2761	2763	to	to	TO
2764	2774	illustrate	illustrate	VB
2775	2779	this	this	DT
2780	2785	truth	truth	NN
2785	2786	.	.	.

2793	2798	First	first	RB
2798	2799	,	,	,
2800	2803	the	the	DT
2804	2809	voter	voter	NN
2810	2822	registration	registration	NN
2823	2830	process	process	NN
2831	2834	was	be	VBD
2835	2838	not	not	RB
2839	2850	transparent	transparent	NN
2851	2854	and	and	CC
2855	2858	was	be	VBD
2859	2868	conducted	conduct	VBN
2869	2871	in	in	IN
2872	2876	such	such	JJ
2877	2878	a	a	DT
2879	2882	way	way	NN
2883	2885	as	as	IN
2886	2888	to	to	TO
2889	2895	favour	favour	VB
2896	2899	the	the	DT
2900	2906	ruling	ruling	NN
2907	2912	party	party	NN
2912	2913	.	.	.

2914	2917	The	the	DT
2918	2922	main	main	JJ
2923	2929	reason	reason	NN
2930	2933	for	for	IN
2934	2938	this	this	DT
2939	2943	lack	lack	NN
2944	2946	of	of	IN
2947	2959	transparency	transparency	NN
2960	2962	is	be	VBZ
2963	2967	that	that	IN
2968	2970	in	in	IN
2971	2976	terms	term	NNS
2977	2979	of	of	IN
2980	2983	the	the	DT
2984	2991	current	current	JJ
2992	3004	constitution	constitution	NN
3005	3008	and	and	CC
3009	3013	laws	law	NNS
3013	3014	,	,	,
3015	3020	voter	voter	NN
3021	3033	registration	registration	NN
3034	3036	is	be	VBZ
3037	3046	conducted	conduct	VBN
3047	3049	by	by	IN
3050	3059	officials	official	NNS
3060	3069	appointed	appoint	VBN
3070	3072	by	by	IN
3072	3073	,	,	,
3074	3077	and	and	CC
3078	3088	answerable	answerable	JJ
3089	3091	to	to	TO
3091	3092	,	,	,
3093	3096	the	the	DT
3097	3106	President	President	NNP
3106	3107	.	.	.

3114	3116	In	in	IN
3117	3122	other	other	JJ
3123	3132	countries	country	NNS
3132	3133	,	,	,
3134	3138	this	this	DT
3139	3146	process	process	NN
3147	3149	is	be	VBZ
3150	3157	handled	handle	VBN
3158	3160	by	by	IN
3161	3163	an	an	DT
3164	3175	Independent	Independent	NNP
3176	3185	Electoral	Electoral	NNP
3186	3196	Commission	Commission	NNP
3197	3202	which	which	WDT
3203	3205	is	be	VBZ
3206	3208	an	an	DT
3209	3218	impartial	impartial	JJ
3219	3223	body	body	NN
3224	3227	and	and	CC
3228	3233	whose	whose	WP$
3234	3246	independence	independence	NN
3247	3249	is	be	VBZ
3250	3260	guaranteed	guarantee	VBN
3261	3263	by	by	IN
3264	3267	the	the	DT
3268	3280	constitution	constitution	NN
3280	3281	.	.	.

3282	3284	In	in	IN
3285	3288	our	our	PRP$
3289	3293	case	case	NN
3293	3294	,	,	,
3295	3298	the	the	DT
3299	3308	so-called	so-called	JJ
3309	3310	“	``	``
3310	3323	supplementary	supplementary	JJ
3324	3330	voters	voter	NNS
3330	3331	’	'	POS
3332	3336	roll	roll	NN
3336	3337	”	''	''
3338	3341	was	be	VBD
3342	3349	nothing	nothing	NN
3350	3353	but	but	CC
3354	3355	a	a	DT
3356	3360	list	list	NN
3361	3363	of	of	IN
3364	3369	names	name	NNS
3370	3372	of	of	IN
3373	3377	ZANU	ZANU	NNP
3378	3380	PF	PF	NNP
3381	3391	supporters	supporter	NNS
3392	3400	compiled	compile	VBN
3401	3406	under	under	IN
3407	3414	dubious	dubious	JJ
3415	3428	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
3429	3432	but	but	CC
3433	3435	it	it	PRP
3436	3439	was	be	VBD
3440	3445	given	give	VBN
3446	3451	legal	legal	JJ
3452	3460	validity	validity	NN
3461	3463	by	by	IN
3464	3473	President	President	NNP
3474	3480	Robert	Robert	NNP
3481	3487	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
3488	3494	acting	act	VBG
3495	3497	is	be	VBZ
3498	3503	terms	term	NNS
3504	3506	of	of	IN
3507	3510	the	the	DT
3511	3518	current	current	JJ
3519	3531	constitution	constitution	NN
3532	3535	and	and	CC
3536	3540	laws	law	NNS
3540	3541	.	.	.

3548	3556	Secondly	secondly	RB
3556	3557	,	,	,
3558	3561	the	the	DT
3562	3573	designation	designation	NN
3574	3576	of	of	IN
3577	3584	polling	poll	VBG
3585	3593	stations	station	NNS
3593	3594	,	,	,
3595	3597	as	as	IN
3598	3600	is	be	VBZ
3601	3604	now	now	RB
3605	3609	well	well	RB
3610	3615	known	know	VBN
3615	3616	,	,	,
3617	3620	was	be	VBD
3621	3633	specifically	specifically	RB
3634	3638	done	do	VBN
3639	3641	in	in	IN
3642	3643	a	a	DT
3644	3647	way	way	NN
3648	3652	that	that	WDT
3653	3661	favoured	favour	VBD
3662	3666	ZANU	ZANU	NNP
3667	3669	PF	PF	NNP
3670	3672	by	by	IN
3673	3681	granting	grant	VBG
3682	3694	ridiculously	ridiculously	RB
3695	3698	few	few	JJ
3699	3706	polling	poll	VBG
3707	3715	stations	station	NNS
3716	3718	in	in	IN
3719	3724	urban	urban	JJ
3725	3730	areas	area	NNS
3730	3731	.	.	.

3732	3736	This	this	DT
3737	3740	was	be	VBD
3741	3745	done	do	VBN
3746	3748	by	by	IN
3749	3758	officials	official	NNS
3759	3768	appointed	appoint	VBN
3769	3771	by	by	IN
3771	3772	,	,	,
3773	3776	and	and	CC
3777	3787	answerable	answerable	JJ
3788	3790	to	to	TO
3790	3791	,	,	,
3792	3798	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
3798	3799	.	.	.

3800	3802	In	in	IN
3803	3808	other	other	JJ
3809	3818	countries	country	NNS
3818	3819	,	,	,
3820	3824	this	this	DT
3825	3827	is	be	VBZ
3828	3832	done	do	VBN
3833	3835	by	by	IN
3836	3838	an	an	DT
3839	3850	Independent	Independent	NNP
3851	3860	Electoral	Electoral	NNP
3861	3871	Commission	Commission	NNP
3871	3872	,	,	,
3873	3878	which	which	WDT
3879	3881	is	be	VBZ
3882	3898	constitutionally	constitutionally	RB
3899	3907	enjoined	enjoin	VBN
3908	3910	to	to	TO
3911	3914	act	act	VB
3915	3926	impartially	impartially	RB
3926	3927	.	.	.

3934	3939	Third	third	LS
3939	3940	,	,	,
3941	3943	it	it	PRP
3944	3946	is	be	VBZ
3947	3954	alleged	allege	VBN
3955	3959	that	that	IN
3960	3964	some	some	DT
3965	3968	key	key	JJ
3969	3977	election	election	NN
3978	3987	officials	official	NNS
3988	3992	such	such	JJ
3993	3995	as	as	IN
3996	4005	presiding	preside	VBG
4006	4014	officers	officer	NNS
4015	4019	were	be	VBD
4020	4027	Central	Central	NNP
4028	4040	Intelligence	Intelligence	NNP
4041	4053	Organisation	Organisation	NNP
4054	4064	operatives	operative	NNS
4064	4065	.	.	.

4066	4068	In	in	IN
4069	4074	other	other	JJ
4075	4084	countries	country	NNS
4084	4085	,	,	,
4086	4091	there	there	EX
4092	4094	is	be	VBZ
4095	4097	no	no	DT
4098	4103	scope	scope	NN
4104	4107	for	for	IN
4108	4112	such	such	JJ
4113	4120	madness	madness	NN
4120	4121	.	.	.

4122	4124	An	an	DT
4125	4136	Independent	Independent	NNP
4137	4146	Electoral	Electoral	NNP
4147	4157	Commission	Commission	NNP
4158	4166	appoints	appoint	VBZ
4167	4179	professional	professional	JJ
4180	4188	election	election	NN
4189	4198	officials	official	NNS
4198	4199	.	.	.

4206	4212	Fourth	fourth	RB
4212	4213	,	,	,
4214	4219	there	there	EX
4220	4224	were	be	VBD
4225	4228	the	the	DT
4229	4238	so-called	so-called	JJ
4239	4240	“	``	``
4240	4245	no-go	no-go	JJ
4246	4251	areas	area	NNS
4251	4252	”	''	''
4253	4255	in	in	IN
4256	4267	Mashonaland	Mashonaland	NNP
4268	4275	Central	Central	NNP
4275	4276	,	,	,
4277	4281	West	West	NNP
4281	4282	,	,	,
4283	4287	East	East	NNP
4288	4291	and	and	CC
4292	4296	some	some	DT
4297	4302	parts	part	NNS
4303	4305	of	of	IN
4306	4309	the	the	DT
4310	4318	Midlands	Midland	NNPS
4318	4319	.	.	.

4320	4330	Parliament	Parliament	NNP
4331	4335	also	also	RB
4336	4342	passed	pass	VBD
4343	4346	the	the	DT
4347	4353	Public	Public	NNP
4354	4359	Order	Order	NNP
4360	4363	and	and	CC
4364	4372	Security	Security	NNP
4373	4376	Act	Act	NNP
4377	4382	which	which	WDT
4383	4386	the	the	DT
4387	4393	police	police	NN
4394	4406	deliberately	deliberately	RB
4407	4421	misinterpreted	misinterpret	VBN
4422	4424	to	to	TO
4425	4433	suppress	suppress	VB
4434	4437	the	the	DT
4438	4448	opposition	opposition	NN
4448	4449	.	.	.

4456	4459	Our	our	PRP$
4460	4472	constitution	constitution	NN
4473	4477	does	do	VBZ
4478	4481	not	not	RB
4482	4494	specifically	specifically	RB
4495	4502	provide	provide	VB
4503	4506	for	for	IN
4507	4516	political	political	JJ
4517	4523	rights	right	NNS
4524	4528	such	such	JJ
4529	4531	as	as	IN
4532	4536	free	free	JJ
4537	4540	and	and	CC
4541	4546	equal	equal	JJ
4547	4558	campaigning	campaigning	NN
4559	4568	platforms	platform	NNS
4569	4572	for	for	IN
4573	4582	competing	compete	VBG
4583	4592	political	political	JJ
4593	4600	parties	party	NNS
4600	4601	.	.	.

4602	4604	If	if	IN
4605	4609	such	such	JJ
4610	4616	rights	right	NNS
4617	4620	had	have	VBD
4621	4625	been	be	VBN
4626	4635	enshrined	enshrine	VBN
4635	4636	,	,	,
4637	4639	it	it	PRP
4640	4645	would	would	MD
4646	4650	have	have	VB
4651	4656	given	give	VBN
4657	4660	the	the	DT
4661	4671	opposition	opposition	NN
4672	4675	the	the	DT
4676	4681	right	right	NN
4682	4684	to	to	TO
4685	4693	approach	approach	VB
4694	4697	the	the	DT
4698	4704	courts	court	NNS
4705	4708	for	for	IN
4709	4715	orders	order	NNS
4716	4725	directing	direct	VBG
4726	4729	the	the	DT
4730	4736	police	police	NN
4737	4739	to	to	TO
4740	4750	facilitate	facilitate	VB
4751	4755	free	free	JJ
4756	4767	campaigning	campaigning	NN
4768	4770	in	in	IN
4771	4774	the	the	DT
4775	4784	so-called	so-called	JJ
4785	4790	no-go	no-go	JJ
4791	4796	areas	area	NNS
4796	4797	.	.	.

4804	4809	Fifth	fifth	JJ
4809	4810	,	,	,
4811	4816	equal	equal	JJ
4817	4823	access	access	NN
4824	4826	to	to	TO
4827	4830	the	the	DT
4831	4837	public	public	JJ
4838	4843	media	medium	NNS
4844	4846	is	be	VBZ
4847	4850	not	not	RB
4851	4861	guaranteed	guarantee	VBN
4862	4864	by	by	IN
4865	4868	our	our	PRP$
4869	4881	constitution	constitution	NN
4881	4882	.	.	.

4883	4887	This	this	DT
4888	4895	enabled	enable	VBD
4896	4899	the	the	DT
4900	4908	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
4909	4921	Broadcasting	Broadcasting	NNP
4922	4933	Corporation	Corporation	NNP
4934	4936	to	to	TO
4937	4942	abuse	abuse	VB
4943	4946	its	its	PRP$
4947	4955	position	position	NN
4956	4958	by	by	IN
4959	4971	broadcasting	broadcast	VBG
4972	4976	ZANU	ZANU	NNP
4977	4979	PF	PF	NNP
4980	4990	propaganda	propaganda	NN
4991	4995	only	only	RB
4995	4996	.	.	.

5003	5010	Finally	finally	RB
5010	5011	,	,	,
5012	5015	and	and	CC
5016	5020	more	more	RBR
5021	5034	significantly	significantly	RB
5034	5035	,	,	,
5036	5039	the	the	DT
5040	5049	President	President	NNP
5050	5056	enjoys	enjoy	VBZ
5057	5065	enormous	enormous	JJ
5066	5072	powers	power	NNS
5073	5078	under	under	IN
5079	5082	the	the	DT
5083	5090	current	current	JJ
5091	5103	constitution	constitution	NN
5104	5109	which	which	WDT
5110	5112	he	he	PRP
5113	5117	used	use	VBD
5118	5120	to	to	TO
5121	5128	further	further	VB
5129	5132	his	his	PRP$
5133	5142	electoral	electoral	JJ
5143	5150	chances	chance	NNS
5150	5151	.	.	.

5152	5154	It	it	PRP
5155	5158	was	be	VBD
5159	5162	the	the	DT
5163	5172	President	President	NNP
5173	5176	who	who	WP
5177	5185	directed	direct	VBD
5186	5190	that	that	IN
5191	5196	there	there	RB
5197	5199	be	be	VB
5200	5210	tripartite	tripartite	JJ
5211	5220	elections	election	NNS
5221	5223	in	in	IN
5224	5230	Harare	Harare	NNP
5230	5231	.	.	.

5232	5235	And	and	CC
5236	5238	in	in	IN
5239	5244	doing	do	VBG
5245	5249	this	this	DT
5249	5250	,	,	,
5251	5253	he	he	PRP
5254	5262	overrode	override	VBD
5263	5268	court	court	NN
5269	5275	orders	order	NNS
5276	5278	to	to	TO
5279	5282	the	the	DT
5283	5291	contrary	contrary	NN
5291	5292	.	.	.

5299	5302	The	the	DT
5303	5313	tripartite	tripartite	JJ
5314	5323	elections	election	NNS
5324	5335	contributed	contribute	VBD
5336	5338	to	to	TO
5339	5343	what	what	WP
5344	5354	ultimately	ultimately	RB
5355	5361	became	become	VBD
5362	5363	a	a	DT
5364	5365	“	``	``
5365	5368	low	low	JJ
5368	5369	”	''	''
5370	5377	turnout	turnout	NN
5378	5380	in	in	IN
5381	5387	Harare	Harare	NNP
5387	5388	.	.	.

5395	5400	After	after	IN
5401	5404	the	the	DT
5405	5412	Supreme	Supreme	NNP
5413	5418	Court	Court	NNP
5419	5428	nullified	nullify	VBD
5429	5432	the	the	DT
5433	5440	General	General	NNP
5441	5445	Laws	Laws	NNP
5446	5455	Amendment	Amendment	NNP
5456	5459	Act	Act	NNP
5459	5460	,	,	,
5461	5464	the	the	DT
5465	5474	President	President	NNP
5475	5479	used	use	VBD
5480	5483	his	his	PRP$
5484	5490	powers	power	NNS
5491	5493	to	to	TO
5494	5503	reinstate	reinstate	VB
5504	5508	most	most	JJS
5509	5511	of	of	IN
5512	5515	its	its	PRP$
5516	5526	provisions	provision	NNS
5527	5534	through	through	IN
5535	5536	a	a	DT
5537	5546	statutory	statutory	JJ
5547	5557	instrument	instrument	NN
5557	5558	.	.	.

5559	5563	Thus	thus	RB
5563	5564	,	,	,
5565	5567	it	it	PRP
5568	5571	was	be	VBD
5572	5575	the	the	DT
5576	5585	President	President	NNP
5586	5589	who	who	WP
5590	5596	banned	ban	VBD
5597	5603	postal	postal	JJ
5604	5610	voting	voting	NN
5611	5613	by	by	IN
5614	5617	all	all	DT
5618	5629	Zimbabweans	Zimbabwean	NNPS
5630	5637	outside	outside	IN
5638	5643	their	their	PRP$
5644	5658	constituencies	constituency	NNS
5659	5665	except	except	IN
5666	5673	members	member	NNS
5674	5676	of	of	IN
5677	5680	the	the	DT
5681	5685	army	army	NN
5686	5689	and	and	CC
5690	5693	the	the	DT
5694	5700	police	police	NN
5700	5701	.	.	.

5702	5705	The	the	DT
5706	5712	latter	latter	JJ
5713	5716	are	be	VBP
5717	5724	alleged	allege	VBN
5725	5727	to	to	TO
5728	5732	have	have	VB
5733	5738	voted	vote	VBN
5739	5742	for	for	IN
5743	5749	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
5749	5750	.	.	.

5757	5760	The	the	DT
5761	5764	ban	ban	NN
5765	5767	on	on	IN
5768	5778	monitoring	monitoring	NN
5779	5781	of	of	IN
5782	5791	elections	election	NNS
5792	5794	by	by	IN
5795	5800	civic	civic	JJ
5801	5808	society	society	NN
5809	5812	was	be	VBD
5813	5817	also	also	RB
5818	5828	reinstated	reinstate	VBN
5828	5829	.	.	.

5830	5835	There	there	EX
5836	5840	were	be	VBD
5841	5846	other	other	JJ
5847	5856	countless	countless	JJ
5857	5865	examples	example	NNS
5866	5868	of	of	IN
5869	5872	the	the	DT
5873	5882	President	President	NNP
5882	5884	’s	's	POS
5885	5888	use	use	NN
5889	5891	of	of	IN
5892	5895	the	the	DT
5896	5902	powers	power	NNS
5903	5905	he	he	PRP
5906	5912	enjoys	enjoy	VBZ
5913	5918	under	under	IN
5919	5922	the	the	DT
5923	5930	current	current	JJ
5931	5943	constitution	constitution	NN
5944	5946	to	to	TO
5947	5952	mould	mould	MD
5953	5956	the	the	DT
5957	5966	electoral	electoral	JJ
5967	5974	process	process	NN
5975	5977	in	in	IN
5978	5981	his	his	PRP$
5982	5988	favour	favour	NN
5988	5989	.	.	.

5996	5999	The	the	DT
6000	6010	conclusion	conclusion	NN
6011	6013	to	to	TO
6014	6016	be	be	VB
6017	6024	reached	reach	VBN
6025	6029	from	from	IN
6030	6034	this	this	DT
6035	6040	whole	whole	JJ
6041	6048	picture	picture	NN
6049	6051	is	be	VBZ
6052	6056	that	that	IN
6057	6062	under	under	IN
6063	6066	the	the	DT
6067	6074	current	current	JJ
6075	6089	constitutional	constitutional	JJ
6090	6093	and	and	CC
6094	6099	legal	legal	JJ
6100	6109	framework	framework	NN
6110	6113	for	for	IN
6114	6117	the	the	DT
6118	6125	holding	holding	NN
6126	6128	of	of	IN
6129	6141	presidential	presidential	JJ
6142	6151	elections	election	NNS
6151	6152	,	,	,
6153	6155	it	it	PRP
6156	6158	is	be	VBZ
6159	6165	almost	almost	RB
6166	6176	impossible	impossible	JJ
6177	6179	to	to	TO
6180	6184	vote	vote	VB
6185	6188	out	out	RP
6189	6191	an	an	DT
6192	6201	incumbent	incumbent	JJ
6202	6211	President	President	NNP
6211	6212	.	.	.

6213	6215	It	it	PRP
6216	6219	was	be	VBD
6220	6225	naive	naive	JJ
6226	6229	for	for	IN
6230	6233	the	the	DT
6234	6242	Movement	Movement	NNP
6243	6246	for	for	IN
6247	6257	Democratic	democratic	JJ
6258	6264	Change	Change	NNP
6265	6267	to	to	TO
6268	6275	believe	believe	VB
6276	6280	that	that	IN
6281	6284	the	the	DT
6285	6291	people	people	NNS
6291	6293	’s	's	POS
6294	6299	anger	anger	NN
6300	6307	against	against	IN
6308	6314	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
6315	6318	was	be	VBD
6318	6319	,	,	,
6320	6322	in	in	IN
6323	6329	itself	itself	PRP
6329	6330	,	,	,
6331	6341	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
6342	6344	to	to	TO
6345	6350	carry	carry	VB
6351	6354	the	the	DT
6355	6358	day	day	NN
6359	6361	in	in	IN
6362	6364	an	an	DT
6365	6373	election	election	NN
6373	6374	,	,	,
6375	6383	whatever	whatever	WDT
6384	6387	the	the	DT
6388	6401	circumstances	circumstance	NNS
6401	6402	.	.	.

6409	6412	The	the	DT
6413	6418	issue	issue	NN
6419	6421	is	be	VBZ
6422	6425	not	not	RB
6426	6431	about	about	IN
6432	6438	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
6438	6439	.	.	.

6440	6442	If	if	IN
6443	6449	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
6450	6454	were	be	VBD
6455	6457	to	to	TO
6458	6466	announce	announce	VB
6467	6470	his	his	PRP$
6471	6481	retirement	retirement	NN
6482	6488	before	before	IN
6489	6492	the	the	DT
6493	6499	expiry	expiry	NN
6500	6502	of	of	IN
6503	6506	his	his	PRP$
6507	6515	six-year	six-year	JJ
6516	6520	term	term	NN
6521	6524	and	and	CC
6525	6529	ZANU	ZANU	NNP
6530	6532	PF	PF	NNP
6533	6537	were	be	VBD
6538	6540	to	to	TO
6541	6546	field	field	VB
6547	6550	any	any	DT
6551	6553	of	of	IN
6554	6557	his	his	PRP$
6558	6562	less	less	RBR
6563	6574	illustrious	illustrious	JJ
6575	6585	colleagues	colleague	NNS
6586	6588	as	as	IN
6589	6590	a	a	DT
6591	6603	presidential	presidential	JJ
6604	6613	candidate	candidate	NN
6613	6614	,	,	,
6615	6622	without	without	IN
6623	6624	a	a	DT
6625	6636	fundamental	fundamental	JJ
6637	6643	change	change	NN
6644	6646	to	to	TO
6647	6650	the	the	DT
6651	6656	rules	rule	NNS
6656	6657	,	,	,
6658	6669	Zimbabweans	zimbabwean	NNS
6670	6674	will	will	MD
6675	6680	learn	learn	VB
6681	6683	an	an	DT
6684	6688	even	even	RB
6689	6693	more	more	RBR
6694	6700	bitter	bitter	JJ
6701	6707	lesson	lesson	NN
6707	6708	:	:	:
6709	6713	ZANU	ZANU	NNP
6714	6716	PF	PF	NNP
6717	6721	will	will	MD
6722	6723	“	``	``
6723	6728	steal	steal	VB
6728	6729	”	''	''
6730	6734	that	that	DT
6735	6743	election	election	NN
6744	6749	again	again	RB
6749	6750	.	.	.

6757	6759	We	we	PRP
6760	6762	do	do	VBP
6763	6766	not	not	RB
6767	6771	need	need	VB
6772	6774	to	to	TO
6775	6779	wait	wait	VB
6780	6783	for	for	IN
6784	6788	that	that	DT
6789	6797	scenario	scenario	NN
6798	6804	before	before	IN
6805	6807	we	we	PRP
6808	6815	embrace	embrace	VBP
6816	6819	the	the	DT
6820	6824	need	need	NN
6825	6827	to	to	TO
6828	6833	fight	fight	VB
6834	6837	for	for	IN
6838	6839	a	a	DT
6840	6843	new	new	JJ
6844	6856	constitution	constitution	NN
6856	6857	.	.	.

6858	6860	We	we	PRP
6861	6865	have	have	VBP
6866	6872	learnt	learn	VBN
6873	6876	our	our	PRP$
6877	6883	lesson	lesson	NN
6884	6887	and	and	CC
6888	6890	it	it	PRP
6891	6895	will	will	MD
6896	6898	be	be	VB
6899	6912	irresponsible	irresponsible	JJ
6913	6915	to	to	TO
6916	6920	seek	seek	VB
6921	6923	to	to	TO
6924	6931	dispute	dispute	VB
6932	6936	this	this	DT
6937	6942	clear	clear	JJ
6943	6947	fact	fact	NN
6947	6948	.	.	.

6955	6959	This	this	DT
6960	6966	brings	bring	VBZ
6967	6969	us	us	PRP
6970	6972	to	to	TO
6973	6976	the	the	DT
6977	6980	way	way	NN
6981	6988	forward	forward	RB
6988	6989	.	.	.

6990	6993	Two	two	CD
6994	7000	points	point	NNS
7001	7005	must	must	MD
7006	7008	be	be	VB
7009	7013	made	make	VBN
7013	7014	.	.	.

7021	7026	First	first	RB
7026	7027	,	,	,
7028	7033	there	there	EX
7034	7037	has	have	VBZ
7038	7042	been	be	VBN
7043	7045	no	no	DT
7046	7057	spontaneous	spontaneous	JJ
7058	7066	uprising	uprising	NN
7067	7074	against	against	IN
7075	7081	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
7082	7097	notwithstanding	notwithstanding	IN
7098	7101	the	the	DT
7102	7112	widespread	widespread	JJ
7113	7122	disbelief	disbelief	NN
7123	7127	that	that	WDT
7128	7135	greeted	greet	VBD
7136	7139	his	his	PRP$
7140	7147	victory	victory	NN
7148	7153	among	among	IN
7154	7158	many	many	JJ
7159	7165	voters	voter	NNS
7165	7166	,	,	,
7167	7179	particularly	particularly	RB
7180	7185	those	those	DT
7186	7188	in	in	IN
7189	7194	urban	urban	JJ
7195	7200	areas	area	NNS
7200	7201	.	.	.

7202	7206	ZANU	ZANU	NNP
7207	7209	PF	PF	NNP
7210	7213	had	have	VBD
7214	7225	anticipated	anticipate	VBN
7226	7230	such	such	PDT
7231	7233	an	an	DT
7234	7242	uprising	uprising	NN
7242	7243	,	,	,
7244	7249	hence	hence	RB
7250	7253	the	the	DT
7254	7261	massive	massive	JJ
7262	7274	intimidatory	intimidatory	JJ
7275	7279	show	show	NN
7280	7282	of	of	IN
7283	7288	force	force	NN
7289	7293	that	that	WDT
7294	7297	was	be	VBD
7298	7305	evident	evident	JJ
7306	7308	in	in	IN
7309	7312	the	the	DT
7313	7323	deployment	deployment	NN
7324	7326	of	of	IN
7327	7335	security	security	NN
7336	7342	forces	force	NNS
7343	7345	in	in	IN
7346	7351	every	every	DT
7352	7356	part	part	NN
7357	7359	of	of	IN
7360	7363	the	the	DT
7364	7371	country	country	NN
7372	7378	during	during	IN
7379	7382	and	and	CC
7383	7388	after	after	IN
7389	7392	the	the	DT
7393	7405	announcement	announcement	NN
7406	7408	of	of	IN
7409	7412	the	the	DT
7413	7421	election	election	NN
7422	7429	results	result	NNS
7429	7430	.	.	.

7437	7445	Secondly	secondly	RB
7445	7446	,	,	,
7447	7450	key	key	JJ
7451	7458	African	african	JJ
7459	7468	countries	country	NNS
7469	7473	have	have	VBP
7474	7482	accepted	accept	VBN
7483	7489	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
7489	7491	’s	's	POS
7492	7499	victory	victory	NN
7500	7505	while	while	IN
7506	7512	almost	almost	RB
7513	7516	the	the	DT
7517	7523	entire	entire	JJ
7524	7531	Western	western	JJ
7532	7537	world	world	NN
7538	7541	has	have	VBZ
7542	7543	“	``	``
7543	7551	rejected	reject	VBN
7551	7552	”	''	''
7553	7556	the	the	DT
7557	7565	election	election	NN
7566	7573	results	result	NNS
7573	7574	.	.	.

7575	7580	These	these	DT
7581	7584	two	two	CD
7585	7591	points	point	NNS
7592	7595	are	be	VBP
7596	7603	crucial	crucial	JJ
7604	7606	in	in	IN
7607	7610	any	any	DT
7611	7621	discussion	discussion	NN
7622	7624	of	of	IN
7625	7628	the	the	DT
7629	7632	way	way	NN
7633	7640	forward	forward	RB
7640	7641	.	.	.

7648	7655	Various	various	JJ
7656	7663	options	option	NNS
7664	7668	have	have	VBP
7669	7673	been	be	VBN
7674	7683	discussed	discuss	VBN
7683	7684	,	,	,
7685	7688	but	but	CC
7689	7692	the	the	DT
7693	7699	better	good	JJR
7700	7703	way	way	NN
7704	7711	forward	forward	RB
7712	7714	is	be	VBZ
7715	7717	to	to	TO
7718	7726	confront	confront	VB
7727	7730	the	the	DT
7731	7737	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
7738	7744	regime	regime	NN
7745	7749	with	with	IN
7750	7753	the	the	DT
7754	7768	constitutional	constitutional	JJ
7769	7777	question	question	NN
7777	7778	.	.	.

7779	7793	Constitutional	constitutional	JJ
7794	7800	reform	reform	NN
7801	7803	is	be	VBZ
7804	7806	at	at	IN
7807	7810	the	the	DT
7811	7816	heart	heart	NN
7817	7819	of	of	IN
7820	7823	any	any	DT
7824	7827	new	new	JJ
7828	7838	democratic	democratic	JJ
7839	7848	discourse	discourse	NN
7849	7851	in	in	IN
7852	7860	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
7860	7861	.	.	.

7868	7874	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
7875	7879	must	must	MD
7880	7882	be	be	VB
7883	7889	forced	force	VBN
7890	7892	to	to	TO
7893	7898	yield	yield	VB
7899	7901	to	to	TO
7902	7903	a	a	DT
7904	7907	new	new	JJ
7908	7915	process	process	NN
7916	7918	of	of	IN
7919	7933	constitutional	constitutional	JJ
7934	7940	reform	reform	NN
7941	7948	leading	lead	VBG
7949	7951	to	to	TO
7952	7953	a	a	DT
7954	7957	new	new	JJ
7958	7970	constitution	constitution	NN
7970	7971	.	.	.

7972	7977	There	there	EX
7978	7982	must	must	MD
7983	7985	be	be	VB
7986	7990	mass	mass	JJ
7991	7997	action	action	NN
7998	8001	for	for	IN
8002	8003	a	a	DT
8004	8007	new	new	JJ
8008	8020	constitution	constitution	NN
8020	8021	.	.	.

8028	8032	Mass	mass	JJ
8033	8039	action	action	NN
8040	8043	for	for	IN
8044	8045	a	a	DT
8046	8049	new	new	JJ
8050	8062	constitution	constitution	NN
8063	8069	places	place	VBZ
8070	8076	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
8077	8079	in	in	IN
8080	8081	a	a	DT
8082	8091	difficult	difficult	JJ
8092	8101	situation	situation	NN
8101	8102	.	.	.

8103	8105	He	he	PRP
8106	8112	cannot	cannot	MD
8113	8115	be	be	VB
8116	8121	heard	hear	VBN
8122	8124	to	to	TO
8125	8131	defend	defend	VB
8132	8135	the	the	DT
8136	8143	current	current	JJ
8144	8156	constitution	constitution	NN
8156	8157	,	,	,
8158	8163	which	which	WDT
8164	8167	has	have	VBZ
8168	8172	been	be	VBN
8173	8180	roundly	roundly	RB
8181	8190	condemned	condemn	VBN
8191	8193	by	by	IN
8194	8197	all	all	DT
8197	8198	.	.	.

8199	8201	He	he	PRP
8202	8205	has	have	VBZ
8206	8210	used	use	VBN
8211	8214	the	the	DT
8215	8222	current	current	JJ
8223	8235	constitution	constitution	NN
8236	8238	to	to	TO
8239	8243	stay	stay	VB
8244	8246	in	in	IN
8247	8252	power	power	NN
8252	8253	.	.	.

8260	8264	Even	even	RB
8265	8268	the	the	DT
8269	8276	African	african	JJ
8277	8286	observers	observer	NNS
8287	8290	who	who	WP
8291	8299	endorsed	endorse	VBD
8300	8306	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
8306	8308	’s	's	POS
8309	8320	re-election	re-election	NN
8321	8325	have	have	VBP
8326	8330	also	also	RB
8331	8341	criticised	criticise	VBN
8342	8345	the	the	DT
8346	8360	constitutional	constitutional	JJ
8361	8370	framework	framework	NN
8371	8380	governing	govern	VBG
8381	8390	elections	election	NNS
8391	8393	in	in	IN
8394	8402	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
8402	8403	.	.	.

8410	8414	More	more	RBR
8415	8428	fundamentally	fundamentally	RB
8428	8429	,	,	,
8430	8433	the	the	DT
8434	8442	struggle	struggle	NN
8443	8446	for	for	IN
8447	8448	a	a	DT
8449	8452	new	new	JJ
8453	8465	constitution	constitution	NN
8466	8468	is	be	VBZ
8469	8470	a	a	DT
8471	8479	question	question	NN
8480	8482	of	of	IN
8483	8492	principle	principle	NN
8492	8493	,	,	,
8494	8497	not	not	RB
8498	8511	personalities	personality	NNS
8511	8512	.	.	.

8513	8515	It	it	PRP
8516	8518	is	be	VBZ
8519	8520	a	a	DT
8521	8531	legitimate	legitimate	JJ
8532	8540	struggle	struggle	NN
8541	8546	which	which	WDT
8547	8553	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
8554	8560	cannot	cannot	MD
8561	8568	dismiss	dismiss	VB
8569	8571	as	as	IN
8572	8573	a	a	DT
8574	8581	Western	western	JJ
8582	8593	imperialist	imperialist	JJ
8594	8598	ploy	ploy	NN
8599	8606	because	because	IN
8607	8610	its	its	PRP$
8611	8618	demands	demand	NNS
8619	8622	are	be	VBP
8623	8628	clear	clear	JJ
8629	8632	and	and	CC
8633	8644	unambiguous	unambiguous	JJ
8644	8645	:	:	:
8646	8647	a	a	DT
8648	8652	more	more	RBR
8653	8663	democratic	democratic	JJ
8664	8670	system	system	NN
8671	8673	of	of	IN
8674	8684	government	government	NN
8684	8685	,	,	,
8686	8687	a	a	DT
8688	8692	more	more	RBR
8693	8703	democratic	democratic	JJ
8704	8713	framework	framework	NN
8714	8717	for	for	IN
8718	8728	conducting	conduct	VBG
8729	8738	elections	election	NNS
8738	8739	,	,	,
8740	8742	an	an	DT
8743	8751	expanded	expand	VBN
8752	8756	Bill	Bill	NNP
8757	8759	of	of	IN
8760	8766	Rights	Right	NNPS
8767	8770	and	and	CC
8771	8773	so	so	RB
8774	8776	on	on	RB
8776	8777	.	.	.

8784	8790	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
8791	8794	has	have	VBZ
8795	8797	no	no	DT
8798	8803	moral	moral	JJ
8804	8810	excuse	excuse	NN
8811	8814	for	for	IN
8815	8823	shooting	shoot	VBG
8824	8830	people	people	NNS
8831	8837	merely	merely	RB
8838	8847	demanding	demand	VBG
8848	8849	a	a	DT
8850	8853	new	new	JJ
8854	8866	constitution	constitution	NN
8866	8867	.	.	.

8874	8877	The	the	DT
8878	8884	masses	mass	NNS
8885	8893	required	require	VBN
8894	8897	for	for	IN
8898	8902	such	such	JJ
8903	8904	a	a	DT
8905	8913	struggle	struggle	NN
8914	8916	to	to	TO
8917	8924	succeed	succeed	VB
8925	8929	need	need	MD
8930	8933	not	not	RB
8934	8936	be	be	VB
8937	8948	substantial	substantial	JJ
8948	8949	.	.	.

8950	8954	This	this	DT
8955	8963	struggle	struggle	NN
8964	8968	does	do	VBZ
8969	8972	not	not	RB
8973	8977	need	need	VB
8978	8979	a	a	DT
8980	8991	spontaneous	spontaneous	JJ
8992	9000	uprising	uprising	NN
9000	9001	.	.	.

9002	9003	A	a	DT
9004	9008	core	core	NN
9009	9011	of	of	IN
9012	9022	determined	determine	VBN
9023	9026	and	and	CC
9027	9036	committed	commit	VBN
9037	9048	Zimbabweans	Zimbabwean	NNPS
9049	9051	is	be	VBZ
9052	9062	sufficient	sufficient	JJ
9063	9066	for	for	IN
9067	9071	this	this	DT
9072	9079	purpose	purpose	NN
9079	9080	.	.	.

9087	9089	It	it	PRP
9090	9092	is	be	VBZ
9093	9101	critical	critical	JJ
9102	9106	that	that	IN
9107	9108	a	a	DT
9109	9112	new	new	JJ
9113	9125	constitution	constitution	NN
9126	9128	be	be	VB
9129	9131	in	in	IN
9132	9137	place	place	NN
9138	9140	as	as	RB
9141	9145	soon	soon	RB
9146	9148	as	as	IN
9149	9157	possible	possible	JJ
9158	9160	so	so	IN
9161	9165	that	that	IN
9166	9169	any	any	DT
9170	9176	future	future	JJ
9177	9185	election	election	NN
9186	9188	is	be	VBZ
9189	9193	held	hold	VBN
9194	9196	in	in	IN
9197	9198	a	a	DT
9199	9210	transparent	transparent	NN
9211	9214	and	and	CC
9215	9223	credible	credible	JJ
9224	9230	manner	manner	NN
9230	9231	.	.	.

9238	9239	A	a	DT
9240	9252	presidential	presidential	JJ
9253	9261	election	election	NN
9262	9264	is	be	VBZ
9265	9268	not	not	RB
9269	9280	necessarily	necessarily	RB
9281	9284	six	six	CD
9285	9290	years	year	NNS
9291	9295	away	away	RB
9295	9296	.	.	.

9297	9302	Under	under	IN
9303	9306	the	the	DT
9307	9314	current	current	JJ
9315	9327	constitution	constitution	NN
9327	9328	,	,	,
9329	9332	the	the	DT
9333	9342	President	President	NNP
9343	9346	has	have	VBZ
9347	9349	no	no	DT
9350	9356	powers	power	NNS
9357	9359	to	to	TO
9360	9369	designate	designate	VB
9370	9371	a	a	DT
9372	9381	successor	successor	NN
9381	9382	,	,	,
9383	9389	should	should	MD
9390	9392	he	he	PRP
9393	9399	decide	decide	VB
9400	9402	to	to	TO
9403	9409	retire	retire	VB
9409	9410	.	.	.

9411	9412	A	a	DT
9413	9418	fresh	fresh	JJ
9419	9427	election	election	NN
9428	9432	must	must	MD
9433	9435	be	be	VB
9436	9440	held	hold	VBN
9441	9447	within	within	IN
9448	9450	90	90	CD
9451	9455	days	day	NNS
9455	9456	.	.	.

9463	9466	The	the	DT
9467	9471	same	same	JJ
9472	9481	situation	situation	NN
9482	9488	arises	arise	VBZ
9489	9491	if	if	IN
9492	9495	the	the	DT
9496	9505	President	President	NNP
9506	9510	dies	die	VBZ
9511	9516	while	while	IN
9517	9519	in	in	IN
9520	9526	office	office	NN
9526	9527	.	.	.

9528	9533	Never	never	RB
9534	9539	again	again	RB
9540	9546	should	should	MD
9547	9558	Zimbabweans	zimbabwean	NNS
9559	9561	go	go	VB
9562	9566	into	into	IN
9567	9569	an	an	DT
9570	9578	election	election	NN
9579	9584	under	under	IN
9585	9588	the	the	DT
9589	9596	current	current	JJ
9597	9609	constitution	constitution	NN
9609	9610	.	.	.

9617	9618	A	a	DT
9619	9628	criticism	criticism	NN
9629	9634	which	which	WDT
9635	9638	has	have	VBZ
9639	9643	been	be	VBN
9644	9652	levelled	level	VBN
9653	9660	against	against	IN
9661	9665	this	this	DT
9666	9669	way	way	NN
9670	9677	forward	forward	RB
9678	9680	is	be	VBZ
9681	9685	that	that	IN
9686	9690	mass	mass	NN
9691	9697	action	action	NN
9698	9703	aimed	aim	VBN
9704	9706	at	at	IN
9707	9718	confronting	confront	VBG
9719	9725	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
9726	9730	with	with	IN
9731	9732	a	a	DT
9733	9739	demand	demand	NN
9740	9743	for	for	IN
9744	9745	a	a	DT
9746	9749	new	new	JJ
9750	9762	constitution	constitution	NN
9763	9773	translates	translate	VBZ
9774	9778	into	into	IN
9779	9790	recognising	recognise	VBG
9791	9794	him	him	PRP
9795	9799	when	when	WRB
9800	9802	in	in	IN
9803	9807	fact	fact	NN
9808	9811	his	his	PRP$
9812	9822	government	government	NN
9823	9825	is	be	VBZ
9826	9838	illegitimate	illegitimate	JJ
9838	9839	.	.	.

9840	9844	This	this	DT
9845	9847	is	be	VBZ
9848	9855	useless	useless	JJ
9856	9865	sophistry	sophistry	NN
9865	9866	.	.	.

9873	9879	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
9880	9882	is	be	VBZ
9883	9884	a	a	DT
9885	9894	political	political	JJ
9895	9899	fact	fact	NN
9899	9900	.	.	.

9901	9903	In	in	IN
9904	9909	legal	legal	JJ
9910	9916	jargon	jargon	NN
9916	9917	,	,	,
9918	9920	to	to	TO
9921	9926	those	those	DT
9927	9930	who	who	WP
9931	9933	do	do	VBP
9934	9937	not	not	RB
9938	9947	recognise	recognise	VB
9948	9951	his	his	PRP$
9952	9962	presidency	presidency	NN
9962	9963	,	,	,
9964	9966	he	he	PRP
9967	9974	remains	remain	VBZ
9975	9978	the	the	DT
9979	9981	de	de	NNP
9982	9987	facto	facto	NNP
9988	9997	President	President	NNP
9997	9998	.	.	.

9999	10001	It	it	PRP
10002	10004	is	be	VBZ
10005	10008	him	him	PRP
10009	10012	who	who	WP
10013	10017	must	must	MD
10018	10020	be	be	VB
10021	10031	confronted	confront	VBN
10032	10036	with	with	IN
10037	10041	such	such	JJ
10042	10043	a	a	DT
10044	10050	demand	demand	NN
10051	10053	as	as	IN
10054	10068	constitutional	constitutional	JJ
10069	10075	reform	reform	NN
10075	10076	.	.	.

10083	10086	The	the	DT
10087	10090	NCA	NCA	NNP
10091	10095	last	last	JJ
10096	10104	December	December	NNP
10105	10114	completed	complete	VBD
10115	10116	a	a	DT
10117	10122	draft	draft	NN
10123	10135	constitution	constitution	NN
10136	10141	which	which	WDT
10142	10148	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
10148	10149	,	,	,
10150	10157	through	through	IN
10158	10165	Justice	Justice	NNP
10166	10174	Minister	Minister	NNP
10175	10182	Patrick	Patrick	NNP
10183	10192	Chinamasa	Chinamasa	NNP
10192	10193	,	,	,
10194	10201	refused	refuse	VBD
10202	10204	to	to	TO
10205	10212	receive	receive	VB
10212	10213	.	.	.

10214	10218	That	that	DT
10219	10224	draft	draft	NN
10225	10229	must	must	MD
10230	10232	be	be	VB
10233	10239	forced	force	VBN
10240	10242	on	on	IN
10243	10249	Mugabe	Mugabe	NNP
10250	10253	and	and	CC
10254	10257	the	the	DT
10258	10261	NCA	NCA	NNP
10262	10267	hopes	hop	VBZ
10268	10272	that	that	IN
10273	10284	Zimbabweans	Zimbabweans	NNPS
10285	10289	will	will	MD
10290	10294	join	join	VB
10295	10297	in	in	IN
10298	10302	this	this	DT
10303	10308	noble	noble	JJ
10309	10314	cause	cause	NN
10315	10317	to	to	TO
10318	10321	put	put	VB
10322	10324	in	in	RP
10325	10330	place	place	NN
10331	10332	a	a	DT
10333	10339	secure	secure	JJ
10340	10349	framework	framework	NN
10350	10353	for	for	IN
10354	10358	good	good	JJ
10359	10369	governance	governance	NN
10370	10372	in	in	IN
10373	10381	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
10381	10382	.	.	.

10389	10390	-	-	HYPH
10391	10399	Lovemore	Lovemore	NNP
10400	10407	Madhuku	Madhuku	NNP
10408	10410	is	be	VBZ
10411	10415	task	task	NN
10416	10421	force	force	NN
10422	10433	chairperson	chairperson	NN
10434	10436	of	of	IN
10437	10440	the	the	DT
10441	10449	National	National	NNP
10450	10464	Constitutional	Constitutional	NNP
10465	10473	Assembly	Assembly	NNP
10474	10477	and	and	CC
10478	10479	a	a	DT
10480	10488	lecturer	lecturer	NN
10489	10491	in	in	IN
10492	10495	law	law	NN
10496	10498	at	at	IN
10499	10502	the	the	DT
10503	10513	University	University	NNP
10514	10516	of	of	IN
10517	10525	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	NNP
10525	10526	.	.	.