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Zimbabwean president at his inauguration says the disputed election reveals a ‘mature democracy’

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says last month's elections are a sign of the country’s “mature democracy.”

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's opposition alleges 'gigantic fraud' in vote that extends the ZANU-PF party's 43-year rule

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has alleged “blatant and gigantic fraud” after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner of another troubled election in the southern African nation

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's opposition alleges fraud in vote that extends governing party's rule

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader on Sunday alleged "blatant and gigantic fraud" in the country's election after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner.

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Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa re-elected amid opposition claims of fraud

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected to a second term, the country's electoral commission announced late Saturday. The results immediately drew allegations of fraud from political rivals, with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa also claiming victory.

France 24

Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa wins second term, opposition rejects result

Elections commission says Mnangagwa won 52.6 percent of the vote compared with 44 percent for challenger Nelson Chamisa.

Al Jazeera

‘Suffering is continuing’: Mnangagwa declared winner in Zimbabwe election

Voters fear economic disaster as incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa is returned for a second term.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe awaits election results as observers decry arrest of poll monitors

Results from Zimbabwe's elections were still coming in on Friday, after delays forced a second day of voting in a number of neighbourhoods. Meanwhile civil society activists denounced the arrest of more than 40 people working as election observers.

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Zimbabwe arrests election monitors as opposition cries foul over 'chaotic' poll

Police said Thursday they had arrested 41 local monitors of Zimbabwe’s elections as the opposition cried foul over irregularities in a poll forced by delays to stretch into an unprecedented second day.

France 24

Zimbabwe vote spills into second day as opposition alleges rigging

Zimbabwe's president extended voting by another day on Wednesday after long delays marred the start of balloting in key districts and sparked opposition accusations of "rigging" and "voter suppression".

Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe's election extends to a second day after long ballot delays. Some slept at polling stations

Voting is still underway in Zimbabwe

The Independent UK

Voting extended in Zimbabwe election after 'disproportionate' delays in opposition strongholds

Election officials extended the voting in Zimbabwe's presidential election until Thursday after delays of up to 10 hours in mostly opposition strongholds as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in a country with a history of violent and disputed elections.

France 24

Zimbabwe votes as ‘the crocodile’ seeks second term as president

The 80-year-old former ally of Robert Mugabe wants another stint at running a country with a history of violent and disputed elections

The Independent UK

Delays at some polling stations as voting begins in Zimbabwe election

Voting begins amid rising tensions due to a currency crisis and high unemployment.

Al Jazeera

What's at stake in Zimbabwe's elections?

Zimbabweans head to the polls Wednesday for presidential and general elections that come amid a worsening economic crisis. It's tipped to be a tight race. While the opposition appears to have seduced the youth vote, the ruling party ZANU-PF still leads the polls.

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The Conversation

Zimbabwe election: Can Nelson Chamisa win? He appeals to young voters but the odds are stacked against him

Nelson Chamisa, the 45-year-old leader of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is making a second bid to be Zimbabwe’s next president.

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwe goes to polls amid deepening economic crisis

Promises to get inflation and unemployment on track after decades of Mugabe rule have failed to materialise

The Independent UK

Voter fatigue edges out optimism as Zimbabwe holds 2nd general election since Mugabe's ouster

A general election Wednesday in Zimbabwe is crucial to determining the future of a southern African nation endowed with vast mineral resources and rich agricultural land

The Guardian - UK

‘A huge heart’: the insatiable activism of Zimbabwean exile Patson Muzuwa

The long read: After agitating against Robert Mugabe in Harare in the late 90s, Patson Muzuwa fled to the UK. He continued the fight from afar, and became a tireless torchbearer for those he had to leave behind

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Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe's opposition hopes election will break ruling party stranglehold

Zimbabwe goes to the polls this week for an election many hope could end the country's lengthy economic crisis, but those expectations are tempered by concerns that the contest is skewed in favour of a party that has been in power for more than four decades.

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's president, a former guerrilla fighter known as 'the crocodile,' is seeking reelection

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating long-ruling autocrat Robert Mugabe in a coup

The Guardian - UK

Ambushes and teargas: Zimbabwe opposition suffers as election arrives

Reports of growing repression cast doubt on credibility of polls in country struggling with corruption, inflation and poverty

The Conversation

Zimbabwe’s president was security minister when genocidal rape was state policy in 1983-4. Now he seeks another term

Trigger warning: this article contains accounts of sexual violence.

The Independent UK

In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp

Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe's rural areas say they are facing intimidation from supporters of the long-ruling ZANU-PF party and a biased state-run media that restricts their options

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe: Opposition leader Chamisa promises new dawn if elected president

The 45-year-old is contesting the presidency for the second time in five years against incumbent President Mnangagwa.

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged thousands of his supporters at a rally to deliver a “thunderous victory” in this month’s national election and proclaimed that “no one will stop us from ruling this country.”

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