Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term on Saturday, in results announced much earlier than expected in another troubled vote in the country.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends a polling station to cast his vote, in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends a polling station to cast his vote, in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
The 80-year-old Mnangagwa, who has the nickname"the crocodile" from his days as a guerrilla fighter, won 52.6% of the votes in the midweek election, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said in a late-night announcement in the capital, Harare. The 45-year-old main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, got 44%, the commission said.
"We reject any results hastily assembled without proper verification," said Promise Mkwananzi, a spokesperson for Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for Change Party."We will advise citizens on the next steps as the situation develops." Mnangagwa was a vice president under Mugabe before replacing his former ally after a coup in 2017. Mnangagwa then won a disputed election by a razor-thin margin against Chamisa in 2018, a result that caused unrest and deaths on the streets.
Before the election, Chamisa alleged in an interview with The Associated Press that his party's rallies had been broken up by police and his supporters had often been intimidated and threatened with violence by ruling party supporters.
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled voteZimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final term Saturday. Mnangagwa won 52.6% of the vote, the Zimbabwe Election Commission said at a late-night announcement in the capital, Harare.
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled voteZimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final term Saturday
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled voteZimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final term Saturday.
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled voteZimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final term Saturday.
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins reelection after troubled vote, officials sayZimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was reelected for a second and final five-year term late Saturday in results announced much earlier than expected following another troubled vote in the southern African country with a history of violent and disputed elections.
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