BREAKING: President Mnangagwa wins Presidential race
President Mnangagwa has retained the presidency of the country by a 52.6 percent margin.
The Zanu PF President and First Secretary swooped to victory with 2 350 111 total votes ahead of CCC leader Nelson Chamisa who garnered 1 967 343 votes, translating to 44 percent.
The results were announced by ZEC chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba at the National Command Centre at the Harare International Conference Centre.
A total 11 candidates contested in the Presidential race.
The number of total votes cast was 4 561 221 and of these, 92 553 were invalid.
This year’s total voter turnout was 68.9 percent.
The Final Figures and the percentages:
ZANU PF, President Emmerson MNANGAGWA :
2 350 711 (52.6%)
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC),Nelson CHAMISA : 1 967 343 (44.0%)
United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA), Elizabeth VALERIO: 6 989 (0.2%)
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Douglas MWONZORA:Â 28 883 (0.6%)
FreeZim Congress (FZC), Joseph Makamba BUSHA : 18 816 (0.4%)
Zimbabwe Coalition for Peace and Development (ZCPD), Trust Tapiwa CHIKOHORA: 10 230 (0.2%)
Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP), Blessing KASIYAMHURU: 13 060 (0.3%)
-Herald