Zimbabweans in SA protest the election’s outcome

Zimbabweans living in South Africa, the most of whom are in the country illegally and didn’t return home to cast their votes, vowed to march to Zim embassy in SA to protest the outcome of the elections in their nation.

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been declared the winner by the electoral commission. Against the opposition leader’s 44%, he reportedly received more than 52% of the vote.

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WHY IS THE OPPOSITION REJECTING THE ELECTION RESULTS?

Election officials announced on Saturday that Emmerson Mnangagwa had won a second term as president of Zimbabwe, but the opposition rejected the outcome of a vote that international observers claimed did not meet minimum democratic requirements.

According to official results released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Mnangagwa, 80, received 52.6% of the votes, compared to Nelson Chamisa, 45, his primary rival, who received 44%.

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The results were rejected by the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), who claimed they were “false”.

“This election is ours to keep. We are in charge. At a press conference in the nation’s capital, Harare, lawyer and pastor Chamisa said, “We are even puzzled why Mnangagwa has been labeled a leader.”

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WHEN DID ZIMBABWEANS VOTE?

Zimbabweans went to the polls on Wednesday and Thursday to elect a new president and parliament, but the process was hampered by delays that led the opposition to charge that voting had been rigged and suppressed.

“We were aware that the election would be flawed. We have a problematic voter list and a problematic delimitation report. Our ballot had errors. It was a problematic electoral environment, Chamisa stated.

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