In Zimbabwe, exuberant celebrations erupted primarily among supporters of the ZANU-PF party following the announcement of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the recently concluded election.
At 80 years old, Mnangagwa secured 52.6 percent of the votes, surpassing the 44 percent garnered by his primary rival, 45-year-old Nelson Chamisa, as declared by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.
The announcement of the presidential results was met with joyful cheers from a handful of supporters of the ruling party at the venue of the news conference.
Notably, this week’s voting extended into an unprecedented second day due to ballot paper printing delays in key districts, including the opposition stronghold of Harare.
Nelson Chamisa criticized these delays as “a clear case of voter suppression, a classic case of Stone-Age… rigging.”