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(CNN) – Calling Zimbabwe’s runoff presidential election a “sham,” U.S. President George W. Bush said Saturday that he would push for additional sanctions against the country’s government.
“I am instructing the secretaries of State and Treasury to develop sanctions against this illegitimate government of Zimbabwe and those who support it,” Bush said in a statement.
Zimbabwe held a runoff Friday after presidential elections March 29 including opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and longtime President Robert Mugabe failed to yield a clear winner.
The runoff vote was condemned internationally and Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party accused of using intimidation and violence to force people, particularly in rural areas, to vote for him.
“We will press for strong action by the United Nations, including an arms embargo on Zimbabwe and travel ban on regime officials,” Bush said.
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