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The presidential runoff between incumbent Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held by July 31 -- three months after the first-round results were announced, state media reported Thursday.

An official government notice issued late Wednesday extended the deadline for holding the runoff to 90 days -- beyond the legally required 21 days -- after the release of election results, according to The Herald newspaper, a government mouthpiece.

Tendai Biti, secretary-general for Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change, called that decision "irresponsible." Read full article »

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