President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nelson Chamisa (file photo).
23 Vie For the Highest Office in Zimbabwe
A record 23 presidential candidates have been cleared to run in Zimbabwe's elections on July 30, including incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, the country's electoral commission announced. It is the first election since former president Robert Mugabe was ousted following a brief military takeover in November last year, after 37 years in power.
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Zimbabwe: Chinese Experts Helping Mnangagwa to Rig Elections - Moyo
New Zimbabwe, 14 June 2018
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has roped in Chinese experts to work with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in rigging next month's general elections in favour of Zanu PF, a… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 23 Candidates Set to Campaign for Presidency
The Herald, 15 June 2018
A record 23 people yesterday successfully filed nomination papers to contest as presidential candidates in the July 30 harmonised elections. The record figure, the highest since… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Texts Charm Ruling Party Candidates
The Herald, 14 June 2018
President Mnangagwa has sent text messages to Zanu-PF candidates for the forthcoming harmonised elections, urging them to push the party's election agenda, centred on development… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 'Ruling Party Candidates Ready'
The Herald, 14 June 2018
Zanu-PF Midlands Province National Assembly candidates in the forthcoming harmonised elections have undergone a party verification exercise to ensure that they all meet the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Divisions Rock Opposition Alliance Over Candidates
New Zimbabwe, 14 June 2018
As the nomination courts sit countrywide, confusion and disagreements continue to rock the opposition MDC Alliance with principals reportedly failing to reach a consensus on… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Chamisa Accused of Sidelining Female Candidates
The Herald, 13 June 2018
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa has come under fire from his supporters in Manicaland, who claim he has sidelined female candidates in the province and wants… Read more »
InFocus
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MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has dismissed claims that the party is offering former first lady Grace Mugabe a vice president position as it tries to lure Zanu ... Read more »
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Zimbabwean political party the National Patriotic Front which was aligned to former president Robert Mugabe, has endorsed opposition presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa for ... Read more »
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The Movement for Democratic Change staged a demonstration in Harare, in which MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa presented a petition with ten demands to the Zimbabwe Electoral ... Read more »
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Zimbabwean political party the National Patriotic Front which is aligned to former president Robert Mugabe has fired Ambrose Mutinhiri as its leader, less that two months before ... Read more »
