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Zimbabwe’s electoral commission says President Emmerson Mnangagwa leads election returns with nine of 10 provinces announced, but it has requested an hour’s break before the final announcement.
Mnangagwa leads with 2.1 million votes to 1.9 million for his main challenger Nelson Chamisa, whose strongholds in the cities of Harare and Bulawayo have already been counted.
Commission chair Priscilla Chigumba says officials will return to announce results from the 10th province, Mashonaland West. The province is considered a stronghold of the ruling ZANU-PF party.
#BREAKING – #Zimbabwe president Mnangagwa is heading for election victory. He has healthy lead with only one province (a ZANU-PF stronghold) to be announced
— Joe Brock (@joebrock2) August 2, 2018
#BREAKING #Zimbabwe election: Mnangagwa has 2.147 mln votes vs. 1.929 mln for Chamisa after 9 out of 10 provinces announced.
— Joe Brock (@joebrock2) August 2, 2018
ZEC has announced results for 9 provinces out of 10. So far Emmerson Mnangangwa is in the lead , he won 5 provinces and Nelson Chamisa 4.#ZimElections2018 #ElectionsZW
— Star FM Zimbabwe (@StarfmZimbabwe) August 2, 2018
23:15
ZEC has just finished announcing results from nine provinces.
Results from Mashonaland province will be announced in an hour’s time, according to the ZEC chairperson, Priscilla Chigumba
23:08
In Manicaland, Chamisa received 296 429 votes and Mnangagwa received 292 938 votes
23:03
In the Midlands province, Chamisa received 255 059 votes and Mnangagwa received 350 754 votes
22:59
In Mashonaland Central Province, Chamisa received 97 097 votes and Mnangagwa received 366 785 votes
22:55
In Matebeleland North Chamisa received 137 611 votes and Mnangagwa received 111 452 votes
22:52
In Bulawayo Metropolitan province Chamisa received 144 160 votes and Mnangagwa received 60 168 votes
22:47
In Matebeleland South, Chamisa received 90 292 votes and Mnangagwa received 107 008 votes
22:43
In Mashonaland East province, Chamisa received 189 024 votes and Mnangagwa received 334 617 votes
22:38
In Masvingo province, Chamisa received 117 196 votes and Mnangagwa got 319 073 votes
22:35
In Harare province, Nelson Chamisa received 548 848 and Emmerson Mnangagwa got 204 710 votes
22:34
Chigumba says results from one province are still outstanding, so only nine provinces will be announced now. The other province coming later
22:32
Justice Chigumba is now reading presidential results for provinces, starting with Harare province.
22:30
Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Justice Priscilla Chigumba, has just finished announcing the Senate chiefs for all the provinces.
22:21
Commissioners are now announcing outstanding proportional results
22:18
The press conference kicks off with the National Anthem
22:17
Electoral officials are now taking their seats at the table in front of a room in the elections results centre in Harare which is packed with journalists and cameras to announce the results
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