A largely peaceful election after the Mugabe era in Zimbabwe

For the first time since the overthrow of longtime leader Robert Mugabe, elections were held in Zimbabwe. The two most promising presidential candidates, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa, were confident in the win. According to EU election observers, the electoral process has been partly ordered, partly chaotic.

Some 5.7 million people were called to vote in the presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections. Very early today formed long lines in front of polling stations. At noon, Priscilla Chigumba, president of the Electoral Commission, said that she had a high turnout.

The polls led to a one-on-one race. If none of the candidates has received more than half of the votes, a second round will take place on September 8th.

EU EOM in the country

Elmar Brok, chief observer of the EU EOM, readmitted for the first time in years The vote went very smoothly in many places, but in the past few days, the vote was very good. other polling stations, there was disorder

. Many young people, especially women, would have left waiting lines frustrated and bored by long waiting times. For his team was not clear, whether it was a coincidence or was due to poor organization. The preliminary report of the EU mission is to be presented later this week.

Mugabe urged by army to resign

In November, the military had pushed Mugabe to resign after 37 years of power. Mnangagwa, formerly Chief of the Secret Service and Secretary of Defense, was nicknamed "the crocodile" – an animal of the country's culture badociated with cunning and carelessness.

Mugabe, the 94-year-old Mnangagwa, was responsible for his fall. made a recommendation for Chamisa on Sunday. This could have an impact on the election

In his vote in Kwekwe City, Mnangagwa rejected Mugabe's allegation that the elections were not free because they were not free. a military government detained them. In Zimbabwe, there are unprecedented democratic spaces in which everyone can freely express their opinions, said the head of state.