Zim on yet other disputed elections
By Dumisani Ndlovu
Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) has declared Mnangagwa of ZANU (PF) as the winner of the 2023 presidential election where he was announced to lead with 52.6% of the vote.
In results delivered last night, Mnangagwa’s arch-rival and main challenger, Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CC), garnered 44% of the presidential vote.
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, filed a court challenge on Friday against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election victory, halting Mnangagwa’s planned Sunday inauguration.
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The first election since Robert Mugabe was forced to resign after a coup in November had been expected to end Zimbabwe’s pariah status and launch an economic recovery but post-election unrest has reminded the country of its violent past.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa garnered 2 350 711 votes while Nelson Chamisa got 1 906 734 votes, a development Chamisa has firmly rejected.
In third position was Wilbert Mubaiwa with 53 517 votes, and fourth was Joseph Busha with 18 816, fifth was Blessing Kasiyamhuru with 13 060, 6th was Trust Chikohora with 10 230, seventh was Gwinyai Muzorewa with 7 053, eighth was Elisabeth Valerio with 6 989, ninth was Harry Wilson with 6 743, and the 10th and Prof. Lovemore Madhuku, a Zimbabwean lecturer in law, Department of Public Law, University of Zimbabwe and the National Constituent Assembly party, performed dismally with only 5 323 votes.
Zimbabwe’s main opposition CCC led by Nelson Chamisa says they are not accepting the presidential results announced last night, deeming them as ‘fake’.
CCC spokesperson Promise Mkhwananzi said the results were announced without proper verification.
“We reject any result hastily assembled without proper verification NOT lectureship. We will advise citizens on the next steps as the situation develops. We will not relent on the people’s victory!,” said Mkhwananzi.
Hours after the announcement of Zim 2023 elections results, which pronounced President Mnangagwa as the victor, Former Savior Cabinet minister Kasukuwere still believe Kasukuwere believes there will be a new dawn in Zimbabwe’s political landscape.
“Well the results on their own are obviously a process that speaks to the observations that were made by the SADC and Observer Mission, by AU and various other OM in our country. I still believe there will be a new dawn,” he said.
Kasukuwere said after the opposition noted the anomalies should have challenged them on the courts.
“I however hold a little hope that the courts will grant them what they want. Should they do so it will be great,” Kasukuwere said.
Speaking to SABC online platform, Kasukuwere expressed doubt on whether the re-election of President Managagwa would bring any economic change in Zimbabwe.
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