Dictatorship has yet to show it is willing to let go of power after questionable Zimbabwe vote

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Arrests of PM’s aides mar Zimbabwe referendum vote count

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Zimbabweans walk past a tent used as a polling station in Mbare township on March 17, 2013. Early results from Zimbabwe’s constitutional referendum signalled widespread backing for laws to curb President Robert Mugabe’s powers, though the vote count was marred by fresh political arrests.