EU Commission wants Zimbabwe run-off monitoring

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission called on Friday for Zimbabwe to allow international monitors to ensure a free and fair presidential run-off after the electoral body there said no clear winner emerged from the first round.

"We call for an international observation presence right from the start of the proceedings," the EU executive body said in a statement, insisting that the second round must be "free and fair and run in the correct way".

Earlier, Zimbabwe's electoral body said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai beat President Robert Mugabe in the March 29 presidential election but failed to win an outright majority, paving the way for a run-off.

(Reporting by Mark John)