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runoff

0The opposition candidate who bested Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in the March presidential balloting is in no hurry to announce whether he will participate in a runoff election, his spokesman said Sunday. 02br
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00A runoff is required under Zimbabwean law if neither candidate gets 50 percent plus one vote in an election.02br
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00Two questions02br
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001. What's the meaning of 50 percent plus one vote? My guess is02br
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00If there are 10 000 votes, it means 5001 votes, am I right?02br
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002. What's the meaning of runoff in the context of elections?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0#1 Yes02br 02br 00#2 They will have to have another election contest between the two candidates concerned. 0-

  • 0#1 Yes02br 02br 00#2 They will have to have another election contest between the two candidates concerned.
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0#1 Yes02br
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00#2 They will have to have another election contest between the two candidates concerned. 0-
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0So the official definition for runoff would be a second election resulting from an inconclusive first election, right?02br
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00Thanks!0-
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0Yes. It's more common when you have three or more candidates.02br
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00A gets 40002br
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00B gets 30002br
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00C gets 20002br
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00D gets 10002br
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00No one got 501, so A and B would have a run-off. With only two candidates, one of them will get at least 50%.0-

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