our political correspondent helen catt. zimbabwe s president, emmerson mnangagwa, has been re elected to serve a second term with just over half of the total vote. the opposition claims there has been widespread vote rigging, and international observers say the vote has fallen short of democratic standards. well, mr mnangagwa, known as the crocodile which referes to his ruthless nature has been speaking in the past hour. he said he is humbled by the confidence that zimbabweans have shown him. in an address on sunday morning, president mnagwagwa described the country s election as fair and peaceful. our correspondent shingai nyoka is in harare and has more on the election result. so these election results were announced, they were announced last night. president emmerson mnangagwa won close to 53% of the votes. his main rival, the citizen coalition for change opposition leader nelson chamisa, got 44% of the votes.
so we will have to see how quickly or otherwise the government decides it wants to move on this. that was our political correspondent helen catt. zimbabwe s president, emmerson mnangagwa, has been re elected to serve a second term with just over half of the total vote. the opposition claims there has been widespread vote rigging, and international observers say the vote has fallen short of democratic standards. well, mr mnangagwa, known as the crocodile, which referes to his ruthless nature, faces many challenges. zimbabwe still faces high inflation, currently running at an annual rate of over 70%, as well as poverty. the electoral commission say his main challenger, nelson chamisa, secured 44% of the vote. our correspondent shingai nyoka is in harare and has more on the election result. those election results were announced. they were announced last night. president emmerson mnangagwa won close to 53% of the votes. his main rival, the citizen coalition for change, opposition leader ne
zimbabwe s president, emmerson mnangagwe, has been re elected to serve a second term with just over half of the total vote. the opposition claims there has been widespread vote rigging, and international observers say the vote has fallen short of democratic standards. mr mnangagwe, who is known as the crocodile, which refers to his ruthless nature, faces many challenges. zimbabwe still faces high inflation currently running at an annual rate of over 70% as well as poverty. the electoral commission say his main challenger, nelson chamisa, secured 44% of the vote. now it s time for a look at today s sport with gavin. hello. british heavyweight daniel dubois
zimbabwe s president emmerson mnangagwa has been re elected re elected to serve a second term with just over half of the total vote. the opposition claims there has been widespread vote rigging, and international observers say the vote has fallen short of democratic standards. mr mnangagwe, known as the crocodile, which refers to his ruthless nature, faces many challenges. zimbabwe still faces high inflation currently running at an annual rate of over 70% as well as poverty. the electoral commission say his main challenger, nelson chamisa, secured 44% of the vote. president emmerson mnangagwa held a press conference a short time ago, where he was also asked about those concerns about the integrity of the vote. the elections have come and gone. i am humbled by the trust and confidence that you, my fellow countrymen and women,
enough votes to secure a second term. mr chamisa s party, citizens coalition for change, claims there s been widespread vote rigging, and international observers say the election has fallen short of democratic standards. we have won this election, we are in the lead. we re even surprised why mr mnangagwa has been declared the leader, because he s not. after the results were announced, president mnangagwa held a press conference where he was asked about concerns over the integrity of the vote. the elections have come and gone. i am humbled by the trust and confidence that you, my fellow countrymen and women, have imposed on me once again to stand as president of your great country zimbabwe. i am so happy that the vote was won