The United States and European Union also questioned the election, but observers from the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (Sadc) said the vote had reflected the “will of the people”. But whatever the politics, of immediate importance to ordinary Zimbabweans is whether the country’s frail economy can survive the end of the MDC and Zanu-PF unity government and the return to Zanu-PF rule.  Before the coalition was formed in 2009, the country had gone from being one of Africa’s strongest economies to one of its weakest – as Zimbabweans grappled with hyperinflation, mass unemployment and widespread poverty.  Zimbabwe After the Elecction