Zimbabwe 2008 Elections in Pictures

Supporters of the opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) raise their hands as they cheer their leader Morgan Tsvangirai during a rally in Harare January 20, 2008.

A security guard stands next to a President Robert Mugabe campaign poster in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, February, 26, 2008.

Zimbabwe's former finance minister Simba Makoni addresses guests during the launch of his manisfesto in Harare February 13, 2008. Makoni, a former cabinet minister challenged President Robert Mugabe in he 2008 elections.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe addresses supporters of his ruling ZANU-PF party at a rally near Harare, March 5, 2008.

Morgan Tsvangirai Voting 2008

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, casts his vote on election day in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 29, 2008.

A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote in Zimbabwe's presidential and parliamentary elections in the capital Harare March 29, 2008.

A child holds a sticker at a Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters rally for those lliving in exile in South Africa at a protest rally in Johannesburg. The Movement for Democratic Change, which claimed its leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the March 29 presidential ballot said it would not accept a recount, did not want a runoff and pressed ahead with legal attempts to force the publication of the results.

Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main opposition party in Zimbabwe addresses a press conference in Harare , Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Tsvangirai said that according to the results they collected throughout the country he had won the presidency and was waiting for the confirmation from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.

Pedestrians pass beneath an election banner with a portrait of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe in Harare Tuesday April 15, 2008. Additional police and soldiers were deployed across Zimbabwe's capital Tuesday as the country's opposition urged Zimbabweans to join in a nationwide strike to press for the released of long-delayed presidential results.

A Zimbabwe opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporter displaced from her rural home in the north-east of the country by post election violence cries while speaking at a human rights forum in the capital Harare April 29, 2008.

Supporters of Zimbabwe opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) carry the coffin of slain party activist Tonderai Ndira at his funeral in the capital Harare May 25, 2008. The MDC claimed that scores of it's supporters have been killed and thousands displaced in post election violence.

President Robert Mugabe, centre right, welcomes South African President Thabo Mbeki, centre left, of South Africa at Harare International Airport, Saturday, April, 12, 2008. Mbeki was in Zimbabwe enroute to Zambia for a conference aimed at pushing the Zimbabwean government to release the results of the 2008 Presidential election.

Electoral officials count ballots in Domboshawa, near the capital Harare Saturday, April 19, 2008. Officials began recounting votes for a couple dozen legislative seats, an exercise that could overturn the opposition's landmark victory. The ruling party is challenged the count in 23 constituencies, most won by the opposition.

Women of Zimbabwe take to the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe Wednesday May, 28, 2008. The women were demonstrating against human rights abuses and called upon the Zimbabwean government to comply with the South African Development Community, SADC, principles governing elections which are set for June 27, 2008.

The leader of a faction of Zimbabwe's main opposition party Arthur Mutambara (C) leaves the magistrates court in Harare June 3, 2008. Mutambara was granted bail and released from custody  after his arrest for publishing an article critical of President Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe gestures as he speaks to party supporters at the launch of his Presidential run-off campaign in the capital Harare May 25, 2008.

Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main opposition party in Zimbabwe, at a press conference in Harare, Sunday, June, 22, 2008. Tsvangirai announced he was withdrawing from the presidential run off election against President Robert Mugabe set for June 27.

A woman and man pray before polling begins on election day in Harare, Zimbabwe Friday, June 27, 2008.

A ballot paper is held as Zimbabweans queue on election day in Harare, Friday, June, 27, 2008. Zimbabwe's one-candidate presidential runoff got off to a slow start, contrasting with the sense of excitement and hope voters had brought to the first round.

President Robert Mugabe reacts after casting his vote on election day in Harare, Friday, June, 27, 2008. Looking on, is his wife Grace. Zimbabwe is holding a run off election in which Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader in the country has pulled out citing violence and intimidation

A polling official puts up results of the presidential runoff election outside a polling station in Harare, Saturday, June, 28, 2008. Many Zimbabweans deliberately defaced their ballots in a discredited presidential runoff with President Robert Mugabe as the sole candidate, and voted only out of fear, the head of a foreign observer mission said.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, right, is seen, at his inauguration ceremony at State house in Harare, Sunday, June, 29, 2008. Mugabe was sworn in following a run off election in which he was the sole candidate following the withdrawal of Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe.