Emmerson Mnangagwa won Zimbabwe presidential election, court rules
In a blow to the Movement for Democratic Change, Zimbabwe’s highest court ruled that Emmerson Mnangagwa is the legitimate president-elect of Zimbabwe
The country’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday, 24 August 2018 in favour of the ZANU-PF party, and declared the poll results as valid. The MDC Alliance, the main opposition, had approached the courts seeking to have the election results set aside, and argued that the ruling party had colluded with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to rig the