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 02br 00A runoff is required under Zimbabwean law if neither candidate gets 50 percent plus one vote in an election.02br 02br 00Two questions02br 02br 001. What's the meaning of 50 percent plus one vote? My guess is02br 02br 00If there are 10 000 votes, it means 5001 votes, am I right?02br 02br 002. What's the meaning of runoff in the context of elections?02br 02br 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-
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0#1 Yes02br 02br 00#2 They will have to have another election contest between the two candidates concerned.
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0Yes. It's more common when you have three or more candidates.02br 02br 00A gets 40002br 02br 00B gets 30002br 02br 00C gets 20002br 02br 00D gets 10002br 02br 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-