Zimbabweans go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a president and a parliament in an election that many fear will not be free or fair. President Robert Mugabe, leader of Zanu-PF, is seeking to extend his 33-year grip on power. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Movement for Democratic Change, is hoping to unseat him. What do the two parties stand for? And what do they promise if they win?

The Zanu-PF manifesto: "Taking back the economy"

"Zanu PF understands that for the people's goals to be won and defended, everybody must be part of the great team that liberated Zimbabwe and brought freedom and democracy that everyone enjoys today; the team that enabled Zimbabwe to take back its land; the team that has protected and enshrined Zimbabwe's gains of the liberation struggle and defended Zimbabwe's traditional and religious values against such evils as homosexuality in the New Constitution; and the team that is the home of the youths who are taking the baton to defend Zimbabwe's natural resources. That team is #Team Zanu PF 2013."

Economic empowerment - At the heart of the Zanu-PF manifesto lie plans to "indigenise" foreign companies and strip "idle assets" from parastatals and local authorities...