2023-08-27 17:50:03
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 80, was reappointed on Saturday August 26, 2023, for a second term. The results were immediately rejected by the party of its main rival, Nelson Chamisa.
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Emmerson Mnangagwa obtained 52.6% of the votes cast against 44% in favor of Nelson Chamisa, at the head of the first opposition party, the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC), announced the electoral commission this Saturday, August 26 2023 late in the evening.
« Mnangagwa Emmerson Dambudzo of the Zanu-PF party is declared President of the Republic of Zimbabwe,” proclaimed the president of the commission, Justice Chigumba. The confusion, and in particular the lack of ballots in the offices, multiplied in particular in the capital Harare, a stronghold of the opposition.
So the CCC, which had already denounced “fraud” and “obstructing” during the vote, rejected the results. ” We have not endorsed the results because they are skewed. The electoral and pre-electoral context was not favorable, especially for us”party spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi told AFP.
Observers from the European Union, Southern Africa (SADC) and Commonwealth countries have unanimously questioned the smooth running of the electoral process this week. They highlighted “serious problems” that marred the “regularity” and “transparency” of the ballot.
Sources: Le Point, AFP
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