BRIAN NELSON, CNN ANCHOR: In Zimbabwe, members of the opposition movement there are testing the ability of the ruling party to mobilize supporters ahead of next weekend's parliamentary elections. The opposition party has been attracting some large crowds due in part to falling support for Zimbabwe's president. Reporter Tim Ewart has more.</s>TIM EWART, ITN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Zimbabwe's opposition supporters sent a clear and ominous message to President Mugabe, they flocked to a football stadium in the biggest turnout so far in the election campaign. Their leader demanded an end to corruption, racism, and brutality.</s>MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, OPPOSITION LEADER: Robert Mugabe is a violent president who is not -- who does not love the people of this country, but he only loves power.</s>EWART: At his final weekend rally, Mr. Mugabe himself continued his increasingly hostile criticism of Zimbabwe's white community and of Britain.</s>ROBERT MUGABE, ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT: ... is against the whites and the British here.</s>EWART: But as Mr. Mugabe spoke, hundreds in the crowd wandered off, apparently disappointed and indifferent. That wasn't a problem for the opposition despite what they claim are persistent attempts to terrorize their supporters. (on camera): This is the first time there has been an effective opposition to President Mugabe, and in a free and fair election he could very well lose. The question is, can the opposition overcome fear and intimidation and what they believe will be widespread vote rigging? (voice-over): A suspected Mugabe supporter was attacked here, another ugly election incident. The president is under attack, too, as he mixed with campaign staff on their charter jet, defeat remained unlikely but no longer inconceivable. Tim Ewart, ITN, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe's Opposition Party Gaining More Momentum Leading up to Parliamentary Elections