Zimbabwe is awaiting the results of its landmark elections, with both frontrunners saying they are confident.<\/p>\n
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he had received “extremely positive” information but opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said his party was “winning resoundingly”.<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe is voting for both a new president and parliament.<\/p>\n
Monday’s\u00a0vote – the first since long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe was ousted – attracted a high turnout of 75 percent.<\/p>\n
The youth vote is expected to be key – with almost half of Zimbabwe’s 5.6 million registered voters under the age of 35.<\/p>\n
This election is also the first to allow European Union and US monitors in more than a decade.<\/p>\n
Observers say the race between Mnangagwa’s Zanu-PF party, and Chamisa’s MDC Alliance, is extremely tight.<\/p>\n
Both men are among 23 candidates running for president.<\/p>\n
They both hinted at victory\u00a0on Tuesday, but said they were waiting for the electoral commission to announce official results, which were due by\u00a0Saturday\u00a0at the latest.<\/p>\n
They are running for the presidency for the first time, and need more than 50 percent of the vote to win outright.<\/p>\n
Otherwise, a run-off election will be held on\u00a08 September.\/BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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