Zimbabwe PM ignores bigamy ruling and weds as a polygamist
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Zimbabwean">Zimbabwean</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="Tsvangirai">Tsvangirai</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="thwarted">thwarted</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="wed">wed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="flame">flame</span>, <span word="pressed">pressed</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="polygamy">polygamy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gripped">gripped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="ammunition">ammunition</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Tsvangirai">Tsvangirai</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="customary">customary</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>" <span word="practice">practice</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 60-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Macheka">Macheka</span>, 35, <span word="exchanged">exchanged</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vows">vows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="monogamy">monogamy</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="magistrate">magistrate</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Tsvangirai">Tsvangirai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customary">customary</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="customary">customary</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="wed">wed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="precluded">precluded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="romantically">romantically</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2009.</p><p><span word="Tsvangirai">Tsvangirai</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lavish">lavish</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Harare">Harare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p>
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