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Chris Coons: There is, indeed, a significantly more open society and economy than there was under Mugabe, but it is significantly…

On the recordDecember 5, 2018
There is, indeed, a significantly more open society and economy than there was under Mugabe, but it is significantly short of what a free, fair, and open society looks like where rule of law dominates, where elections happen regularly, the opposition is free to speak, where a press is truly unhindered.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons discusses the progress in Zimbabwe since Mugabe but highlights ongoing issues.

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