Mnangagwa Wins Zimbabwe, Opposition Kicks

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has declared incumbent President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, winner of the first election since the ousting of Robert Mugabe.

Mnangagwa who was former Vice President to Mugabe won 50.8 percent of the vote, ahead of Nelson Chamisa of the opposition MDC party on 44.3 percent, ZEC said.

“Mnangagwa, Emmerson Dambudzo, of ZANU-PF party is therefore duly declared elected president of the Republic of Zimbabwe,” announced ZEC chair Priscilla Chigumba late Thursday after days of waiting.

But the announcement has been dismissed by the opposition leader as the results were described as “unverified fake results”

“The Zec scandal of releasing unverified fake results is regrettable,” Mr Chamisa tweeted on Friday, referring to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.

“Zec must release proper & verified results endorsed by parties. The level of opaqueness, truth deficiency, moral decay & values deficit is baffling.”

Mr Mnangagwa, of the governing Zanu-PF party, took office when President Mugabe, 94, was forced to resign in November.