Zimbabwe's president declared election winner, opposition rejects result

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Zimbabwe's elections commission said late on Saturday that incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa had won this week's presidential election with roughly 53% of the vote, but the opposition and analysts immediately questioned the result.

Supporters of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling party ZANU-PF attend the party's last rally in Shurugwi, located in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, August 19, 2023.Supporters of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling party ZANU-PF attend the party's last rally in Shurugwi, located in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, August 19, 2023.

Mnangagwa, who took over from longtime leader Robert Mugabe after a 2017 army coup, was widely expected to secure re-election for a second term as analysts said the contest was heavily skewed in favour of the ZANU-PF ruling party, which has been in power for more than four decades. ZANU-PF supporters started singing and cheering at the results centre after the elections commission said Mnangagwa had won.

 

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