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Mugabe secure landslide victory in Zimbabwe polls


Official results show that President Robert Mugabe won a landslide victory in Zimbabwe's disputed election, as opponents vowed to challenge the poll which the United States said was not "credible".

89-year old Mugabe, appeared poised to extend his 33-year rule with a seventh term in office, after trouncing his long-standing political rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, in Wednesday's election.

Official results show that Mugabe won 61 percent of the presidential vote and a super-majority in parliament, routing Tsvangirai who trailed heavily with 34 percent.

US Secretary of State John Kerry meanwhile issued a statement describing the election as "deeply flawed".

Tsvangirai vowed to challenge the result in court and said his Movement for Democratic Change would boycott government institutions.