#zimbabwe elections

[zambianobserver]

ANC SG Mbalula under-fire for endorsing disputed elections in Zimbabwe

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula is under-fire from observers around the region for endorsing disputed elections in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe last week conducted arguably one of the worst elections in its history, marred by massive irregularities amid reports that the electorate was coerced to vote for Zanu-PF while ballot papers were submitted late…

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[zambianobserver]

ZANU PF Urges Nelson Chamisa, CCC To Seek Legal Recourse In Face Of Result Dispute

Zimbabwe Election 2023: ZANU PF Urges Nelson Chamisa, CCC To Seek Legal Recourse In Face Of Result Dispute ZANU PF, the ruling party in Zimbabwe, has responded to the opposition, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa’s discontent over the recently concluded general election results. Incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa, representing ZANU PF, secured a second term with 52.6…

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[youthchronical]

Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa wins second term in disputed vote - Times of India

HARARE: Zimbabwe‘s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won a second term in office, election officials said Saturday, but the opposition rejected the result of a vote that international observers said fell short of democratic standards. Mnangagwa, 80, won 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44 percent for the main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 45, according to official results announced by the Zimbabwe…

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[hicginewsagency]

Zimbabwe: 'There is no way there won't be a new President', Chamisa says after casting ballot

As Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa voted Wednesday (Aug. 23), victory was certain in his eyes. He cast his ballot in Harare. Zimbabwe went to the polls for presidential and legislative elections. 45-year-old Chamisa vies to defeat incumbent 80-year-old head of state Emmerson Mnangagwa. After voting he addresses the press outside.  “There is no way there is not going to be a…

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[africanthinker]

A film about Zimbabwe's 2018 elections is worth watching

A film about Zimbabwe’s 2018 elections is worth watching

By David B. Moore Danish director Camilla Nielsson’s documentary President (2021) is an up-close, intimate tale. It follows the election travails of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance and its leader, Nelson Chamisa. Winner of the prestigious Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Verité Filmmaking, the film deploys an “in the moment” technique…

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[strangewolfbird]

Zimbabwe set to hold elections on July 30 | IOL News

Zimbabwe set to hold elections on July 30 | IOL News

Zimbabwe will hold its general elections on July 30, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said. Mnangagwa, who became president following the military take-over, has promised to deliver on free and fair elections to win over Zimbabwe’s critics at home and abroad.

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[strangewolfbird]

Robert Mugabe-What goes around comes around

Robert Mugabe-What goes around comes around

Former dictator says he will not vote for his former party, Zanu-PF, or the current president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, in the country’s election on Monday. The 94-year-old said he ‘could not vote for those who had tormented him’ and that he would be voting for Nelson Chamisa. This is a lesson for every would be Zimbabwean leader.

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[globalnewsafrica]

Tension in Zimbabwe as Nelson Chamisa plans parallel Swearing-in

Tension in Zimbabwe as Nelson Chamisa plans parallel Swearing-in

By REUTERS

Zimbabwe’s Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa is planning a parallel swearing-in, he told his supporters during a rally at the weekend.

The Movement for Democratic Change presidential candidate in the July 30 election says he will also form his own Cabinet.

The revelations, reported in Zimbabwe’s Daily News website, came barely a fortnight after Emmerson Mnangagwa’s oath.

The ZANU-PF…

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