Originally Posted by Chief

Looks to me like he is setting it up so Tsvangirai doesn't get the necessary 51% to avoid a runoff. And of course, when the runoff comes around and Mugabe's Zanu-PF defector (who took something like 8% of the vote it seems) isn't in the mix, of course Mugabe will just edge ahead. Could be wrong, but after all the shit he has caused, and pockets he has lined I don't see him stepping aside.