HARARE, Zimbabwe — Opposition leaders’ attempts to stage a national strike to demand the release of voting results largely fizzled Tuesday as many of the few Zimbabweans with jobs reported to work in the economically ravaged nation.
The opposition sought to harness popular anger against President Robert Mugabe’s regime and force the release of the official vote count from the March 29 presidential ballot. Four of every five workers are estimated to be jobless amid an economic collapse blamed on Mugabe.
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s spokesman said Tuesday that he might participate in a runoff if a tally verified by both parties and regional monitors showed one was needed — and if the international community administered the new election.
