Zimbabwe election Harare

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Zimbabwe election: Protests erupt, riot police sent to calm furious voters [video]

Anarchy has gripped the streets of Harare.

Zimbabwe election Harare

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With Zanu-PF poised to hold on to their ruling party status, voters in the Zimbabwe election have been left angered by preliminary results.

Although Emmerson Mnangagwa hasn’t yet been declared the winner of the presidential poll, the current government have secured a majority of seats in Parliament. The delay in announcing the official winner has also caused some tension.

Was the Zimbabwe election fair?

This election has been closely monitored by external adjudicators, and although they have noted an improvement in the democratic exercise, concerns regarding voter intimidation and media bias have been expressed.

Zimbabweans who voted for a change in leadership have been left with a very sour taste in their mouths. With Robert Mugabe ousted from power just nine months ago, many citizens believed this would be their chance to oust Zanu-PF.

Who will win the election in Zimbabwe?

However, with preliminary results suggesting that Mnangagwa’s party have taken 140 of the 210 available Parliamentary seats, it’s hard to see Chamisa win the presidency based on these projections.

The MDC leader had declared himself the winner on Tuesday, but upon seeing the preliminaries, changed his narrative to suggest that “fake election results” were being released to prepare everyone for an Mnangagwa victory.

With the status quo looking like it will remain in place, the streets of Harare were filled with angry protesters, who are outright rejecting another term of Zanu-PF:

Watch the protests in Harare here:

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