Mugabe's 28-year reign nears end
Updated on 02 April 2008
Mugabe is conspicuous by his absence as the opposition tells him to concede defeat after claiming victory in the country's elections.
But Zimbabwe waits for final confirmation of its political future.
The dictator, Robert Mugabe, ruled his country with an iron grip for almost 30 years and drove millions into exile and forced farmers from their land.
But now, with a once prosperous economy reduced to ruins, his party has been voted out of power.
Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has lost control of the 210 seat parliament and the veteran leader is now set to lose power after 28 years in charge.
Official results give the MDC 96 seats with the breakaway MDC faction on 9 - a combined opposition total of 105. Zanu-PF is trailing with 94 seats.
There's been no official announcement yet on the presidential vote. But based on its own tallies the MDC said it had won 50.3 per cent of the presidential vote against Robert Mugabe's 43.8 per cent - a claim his party dismissed as "mischievous".
