The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has launched his campaign for re-election. Zimbabweans are due to vote at the end of the month, five years after the last elections ended in bloodshed. Andrew Harding reports.

津巴布韦总统穆加贝已经为连任展开了竞选活动。津巴布韦月底将会进行投票。上一次的选举以流血收场，距今已经5年。安德鲁·哈丁报道。

"This is a do-or-die struggle.” Mr Mugabe told a crowd of supporters in Harare today. “Go into battle well-armed.” And “battle” may be the right word. Despite his rivals' attempts to delay it, the election seems set for the 31st of July. Mr Mugabe and his Zanu PF party are forging ahead without agreeing to any of the key security, media and electoral reforms demanded by regional mediators. There are also allegations that the electoral role has been badly compromised with analysts warning the vote may not be free or fair or peaceful.

“这是一个你死我活的斗争。”穆加贝今天在哈拉雷向支持他的人群说道。“我已经全副武装上阵”。“战斗”应该是最适合用于描述此次竞选的词了。尽管他的对手企图拖延竞选，但大选的日期似乎已经定在了7月31日。穆加贝和他的ZANU PF党不断奋进，并且不同意区域调解员要求的任何关于安全，媒体和选举的改革。也有指控称此次选举的作用已经严重受损，指控分析师警告此次竞选可能不会是自由，公平且和平的。