Mugabe to chair party meeting

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will chair a meeting of his ruling party politburo today to discuss Zimbabwe's elections, amid uncertainty over whether he will stand in a runoff vote to stay in power.

Senior ZANU-PF official Didymus Mutasa declined to comment on whether the party was planning for a Mugabe runoff against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, although another official said earlier it was ready for a vote and would win it.

"All I can confirm is there is a politburo meeting. That's enough, that's all I can say at the moment," said Mutasa, the party secretary for administration.