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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa Re-elected President, Electoral Commission Says

Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was declared the winner of this week’s presidential election with 52.6% of the vote, according to the country’s electoral commission on Saturday.

Mnangagwa, who succeeded longstanding leader Robert Mugabe following an army coup in 2017, was generally expected to win re-election for a second term.

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According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, his primary rival, Nelson Chamisa, received 44% of the presidential vote.

Mnangagwa barely defeated Chamisa in the 2018 presidential election.

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