Zimbabwe: Tensions Fraught As Court Hears Zimbabwe Poll Challenge

Harare — Zimbabwe's judiciary, accused for its partisanship to the ruling party over the years, will today faces a litmus test as the country's Constitutional Court opens a much-anticipated hearing on a legal challenge by the opposition against President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa's election

The sitting is a result of a petition by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance accusing the beleaguered Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) of rigging the outcome against its leader, Nelson Chamisa.

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