G8 leaders likely to strongly condemn Zimbabwe: US

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AFP) — The White House said Saturday that G8 leaders are likely to "strongly condemn" Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and "strongly question" his government's legitimacy, at their Japan summit beginning Monday.

Dennis Wilder, the National Security Council's senior director for Asia affairs, said he believed that Zimbabwe would be condemned as part of the G8 leaders' official statement.

"I think the G8 will strongly condemn what Mugabe has done. It will strongly question the legitimacy of his government," Wilder said aboard Air Force One on the way to Japan.

Mugabe was inaugurated for a sixth term last Sunday, two days on from a run-off election in which he was the only candidate after main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out...