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Zimbabwe president's Zanu-PF party is accused of trying to seize parliamentary power by discrediting former opposition MPsZimbabwe is on the verge of a new political crisis, amid growing evidence that President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has launched a strategy to wipe out the former opposition's slim parliamentary majority.The campaign has in the past few days seen MPs for the Movement for Democratic Change arrested for offences including playing music that 'denigrates' Mugabe, and stealing a mobile phone. Fourteen MDC MPs and senators are facing charges ranging from corruption to rape. If convicted, they will lose their seats, forcing by-elections. Less than six months after MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as prime minister, the strategy again raises questions about the role of the country's courts and police. Yesterday, many Zimbabweans were outraged after a court in Chivhu imposed a fine of just US$200 (£120) on Chinoona Mwanda - who had been found guilty of cul

Zimbabwe president's Zanu-PF party is accused of trying to seize parliamentary power by discrediting former opposition MPsZimbabwe is on the verge of a new political crisis, amid growing evidence that President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has launched a strategy to wipe out the former opposition's slim parliamentary majority.The campaign has in the past few days seen MPs for the Movement for Democratic Change arrested for offences including playing music that 'denigrates' Mugabe, and stealing a mobile phone. Fourteen MDC MPs and senators are facing charges ranging from corruption to rape. If convicted, they will lose their seats, forcing by-elections. Less than six months after MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as prime minister, the strategy again raises questions about the role of the country's courts and police. Yesterday, many Zimbabweans were outraged after a court in Chivhu imposed a fine of just US$200 (£120) on Chinoona Mwanda - who had been found guilty of cul

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The corruption arrests are just the latest boon to Chris Christie's challenge of Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine, an off-year race that both parties are watching for its national implications