Polling stations open for voting
Voting has started in Zimbabwe’s election where more than 12,300 polling stations were scheduled to open at 7am (05:00 GMT) and are set to close at 7pm (19:00 GMT).
Approximately 6.6 million Zimbabweans have registered to vote in a population of more than 15 million.
Zimbabwe has a long history of alleged rigging and disputed polls, some of which turned violent, and there is a high likelihood that the outcome of this election will be challenged.
In 2018, Mnangagwa won Zimbabwe’s presidential election in a poll marred by deadly violence and opposition allegations of vote rigging.
The ruling ZANU-PF party won 50.8 percent of the votes cast, while Chamisa garnered 44.3 percent.
“I have told the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission that what happened in 2018 cannot be repeated. We will not accept a rigged vote,” Chamisa said at his last campaign rally on Monday.
