The parliamentary election in Zimbabwe was marked by irregularities and was not free and fair, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Friday. Speaking in London, Straw said that although there was less violence than in Zimbabwe's 2000 and 2002 elections, the voters were still had to deal with organized intimidation. Thousands of Zimbabweans could not cast their ballots, Straw said, accusing Zimbabwe's longstanding President Robert Mugabe of stealing the election. Zimbabwe was a former British colony. --SP 2206 Local Time 1906 GMT
