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Political violence marred election

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Katsine State fell victim this weekend to the string of civil unrest that has rocked the country for the last two years.
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    Political violence in Zimbabwe inhibited free choices at last months'
    parliamentary election, the Commonwealth said in a report released on Tuesday.

    The report, based on the findings of 44 Commonwealth observers, stopped
    short of declaring the elections were not free and fair, the Associated
    Press reported. "Most importantly, democracy in Zimbabwe has taken a major
    step forward," said the report, released in Harare and London.

    Observers reported "serious shortcomings" in the electoral process, with violence and intimidation in the weeks leading to the June 24-25 poll being their greatest concern, the Commonwealth said.

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