Harare — The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe will hear the opposition’s legal challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election on August 22, the ruling party said on Thursday. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is suing Zanu-PF and the election commission over alleged fraud in the July 30 vote.
The ballot was Zimbabwe’s first poll since the resignation of Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa, who succeeded Mugabe, narrowly won the presidential race with 50.8% of the vote — just enough to avoid a run-off against the MDC’s Nelson Chamisa, who received 44.3% of the vote. Mnangagwa’s inauguration, which had been planned for Sunday, was postponed pending the court’s ruling. AFP..
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