In the past, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), an influential 15-country regional club which South Africa unofficially leads, has whitewashed flawed polls in Mr Mugabe's favour.

在过去，南部非洲发展共同体，作为一个由南非非正式领导的15国区域俱乐部，常常会顺着穆加贝的意洗白投票中的作假。

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In the past South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a 15-country regional club, have laid out fine-sounding electoral guidelines that Mr Mugabe has merrily ignored.

过去南非和拥有15个成员国的南部非洲发展共同体(SADC)制定了细致的选举纲领，结果穆加贝欣然无视。

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Mr Mumbengegwi said Zimbabwe had already invited observers from the African Union (AU) and two regional bodies, the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), to monitor the referendum.

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