Zanu-PF ruling party in Zimbabwe wins majority in parliament



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Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party won the majority of parliamentary seats after sweeping rural constituencies by huge margins, official results showed on Wednesday.

The results of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission show that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF achieved a large majority after winning 109 seats against 41 for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

58 more seats still to be declared.

The House of Assembly of Parliament has 210 seats and the Zanu-PF is expected to earn 30 more to have a two-thirds majority that would allow it to change the constitution at will.

Voters in Zimbabwe choose a presidential candidate based on party affiliation and the trend in parliamentary elections is expected to continue when the president's results are announced this week.

The opposition MDC, led by Nelson Chamisa, won in most urban centers, where he enjoys majority support.

The MDC on Tuesday accused the electoral commission of deliberately delaying the results of this week's vote in favor of the ruling party, reporting irregularities in the first election since Robert Mugabe's dismissal in November.

Although the election was held peacefully, several water trucks patrolled outside the MDC headquarters in Harare while his red-shirted fans were dancing in the streets.

Although millions of Zimbabweans voted peacefully in Monday's historic elections, the situation began to deteriorate within 24 hours because of the commission's

refusal to release the presidential preliminary results.

In response, the MDC publicly stated that its own shadow account showed that his candidate, Nelson Chamisa, had easily defeated Mr. Mnangagwa.

The MDC Alliance movement, which includes five opposition parties, has inspired hundreds of its supporters to proudly celebrate the victory of their camp in front of its headquarters in the Zimbabwean capital.

"The results show beyond a reasonable doubt that we won the elections and the next president of Zimbabwe is Nelson Chamisa".

million. Biti also claimed that the vice president – retired General Constantino Chiwenga – who led the military takeover that forced former president Robert

Mugabe to resign last November, issued a directive for the badbadination of Mr. Chamisa and himself.

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