(29 Jul 2013) SHOTLIST
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1. Various of supporters of Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's Prime Minister leader of the MDC (movement for Democratic Change) dancing
2. Wide of Tsvangirai arriving at rally
3. Wide of Tsvangirai waving to crowd
4. Close of cheering supporter, pull out to more supporters cheering
5. Reverse shot of Simba Makoni campaigning on stage. He ran for president in 2008, and now backs Tsvangirai 's candidature.
6. Wide of Tsvangirai campaign poster, pull out to wide of crowd
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe:
"As I stand here before you, I am a survivor. I was beaten and incarcerated for no good reason. I was treated like a common criminal, but I am not bitter. I have reflected upon everything that has happened to me and to my family, and I have forgiven my tormentors."
8. Close of woman with MDC and Zimbabwean flags on her head
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe:
"After all this is done, I want President (Robert) Mugabe to enjoy his retirement in peace and comfort of his homeland."
10. Wide of banner reading (English) "Rest in pieces Bob"
11. Wide of crowd singing and dancing
12. Mid pan of crowd singing and dancing
13. Wide of news conference by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Rita Makarau, Chairperson Zimbabwe Electoral Commission:
"We have enough copies of the voters' rolls in the provinces and we have enough men and women as polling officers in the provinces. So with all those basic ingredients in place we are assured of having an election on 31 July 2013."
15. MDC supporters singing and running in the street
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Tendai Biti, Secretary General of MDC:
"With virtually a day to go the the election (repeated), no political party in Zimbabwe, other than ZANU-PF (Mugabe's party) perhaps has got a copy of the final voters' roll."
17. Wide of Tsvangirai and African Union head observer Olusegun Obasanjo shaking hands
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Olusegun Obasanjo, African Union official and former president of Nigeria:
"We are hoping for the best. Whenever we meet, we try to find out what are the areas that need to be corrected. And yesterday when we met the electoral commission, we did mention to them that as we go along, there may be need for us to pass things to them."
19. Wide of Obasanjo thanking the media, flanked by Tsvangirai
STORYLINE
As the 2013 Zimbabwe elections loomed large, opposition candidate Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai addressed more than 50-thousand supporters at his last rally in downtown Harare.
Although he said he feared the same vote-rigging that marred the previous violent and disputed elections in 2008, his words on Monday were less combative than usual.
"I was beaten and incarcerated for no good reason. I was treated like a common criminal but I am not bitter," he said.
"I have reflected upon everything that has happened to me and to my family and I have forgiven my tormentors," he continued, before adding that he hopes his longtime rival President Robert Mugabe is able to "enjoy his retirement in peace and comfort of his homeland".
However, not all MDC supporters at the rally shared that sentiment.
One man held aloft a sign reading "Rest in pieces Bob".
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said on Monday that it is fully ready for Wednesday's general election despite claims by the MDC that Mugabe's ZANU-PF party is trying use the electoral commission to subvert the vote.
He added that the people of Zimbabwe had been "shortchanged" by the way polls were being administered by the electoral body.
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