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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020314.10.4-190"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-14-Speech-4-1912
lpv:speaker	lp:Cecilia Malmström2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the elections in Zimbabwe are a democratic joke. The opposition’s election workers have been threatened, persecuted, imprisoned and killed. Freedom of expression is non-existent. Many Zimbabweans queued for hours and were still not allowed to vote. Mr Mugabe has broken promise after promise and driven his country into the ground. Under his leadership, Zimbabwe, a country with fantastic potential, has headed straight for the abyss. It is worrying that so many African leaders have tried to explain away what has been happening in Zimbabwe and maintained that the elections were fair. I assume that the Foreign Ministers and the Commission will discuss Zimbabwe in Barcelona and decide upon suitable, wider sanctions and a strategy to involve the whole region. A lot of pressure must be exerted upon South Africa. In no way can we recognise these elections as fair. We waited far too long before taking action against Zimbabwe. We hoped and believed. Our former colleague, Mr Schori, had to be thrown out of the country before the sanctions were introduced. We must not betray those who are fighting for democracy in Zimbabwe."@en1

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