The poll was conducted as a dip-stick survey to give some idea of the feeling of Zimbabweans, but by its nature has been limited to those with internet access. It is therefore not fully representative.
Some 1 200 votes had been cast by Friday in response to the question, Who would you vote for to be the next president of Zimbabwe? A total of 629 voters chose Tsvangirai as their choice, representing a 51,5%, followed by independent candidate Simba Makoni, who had 482 votes, which is 39,5% of the total number of cast votes.
Aged Zanu (PF) leader Robert Mugabe, the incumbent head of state who has been in power for 28 years but now widely condemned for ruining a once prosperous country had only received 56 votes, which is a 4,6% share from the total. Leader of the other MDC formation Arthur Mutambara, who pulled out of the presidential race but was included on the online poll had received 11 votes by Friday, representing 0,9%, even less than the 43 voters who said none of the four candidates would be their choice.
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