By Staff Writer
THE Zimbabwe Electoral (ZEC) has announced that Zanu PF’S Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected into office with 52 percent of the vote.
Main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa was second among the 11 contestants securing 44 percent of the vote.
Announcing the results ZEC chairperson Priscilla Chigumba said: “Therefore Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is declared duly elected president of Zimbabwe with effect from 23 August 2023.”
The election according to observers including SADC, Carter Center, EU among others was full of irregularities.
These include delays in delivering voting material at a number of polling stations mainly in Harare and Bulawayo which are strongholds of the main opposition.
Opposition political parties were also denied an opportunity to access and inspect the voters’ roll and the ballot.
The opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has also castigated the election as a “farce”.
However ,the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rejected Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) adding it will advise citizens on next steps as the situation develops.
Mnangagwa has been re-elected with 52.6% of the vote, beating challenger Nelson Chamisa who got 44%.
The opposition party’s newly appointed spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi described the election results announced on Saturday evening as “hastily assembled without proper verification.”
