Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002

Infobox Election
election_name = Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002
country = Zimbabwe
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = Zimbabwean presidential election, 1996
previous_year = 1996
next_election = Zimbabwean presidential election, 2008
next_year = 2008
election_date = March 9 - March 11, 2002


candidate2 = Morgan Tsvangirai
party2 = Movement for Democratic Change
popular_vote2 = 1,258,401
percentage2 = 42.0%


candidate1 = Robert Mugabe
party1 = Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
popular_vote1 = 1,685,212
percentage1 = 56.2%
title = President
before_election = Robert Mugabe
before_party = Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front
after_election = Robert Mugabe
after_party = Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

A presidential election was held in Zimbabwe between 9 and 11 March 2002. The election was contested by the incumbent Robert Mugabe, Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, ZANU-Ndonga leader Wilson Kumbula, Shakespeare Maya of the National Alliance for Good Governance and independent candidate Paul Siwela. Although Mugabe won, claiming 56.2% of the vote, it was the closest presidential election to date. Although the Organisation of African Unity described the election as "transparent, credible, free and fair", the conduct of the election was strongly condemned by the Commonwealth. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3237327.stm Was Zimbabwe's election fair?] BBC News, 3 November 2003]

There were 5,647,812 voters registered for the election; turnout was 55.4%.

Mugabe was sworn in for another term by Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku on 17 March 2002 at State House in Harare. ["Mugabe sworn in after Zimbabwe's disputed presidential vote", Associated Press (nl.newsbank.com), 17 March 2002.]

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