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Zimbabwe election: Zanu-PF 'has most seats', incomplete results show Zimbabwe election: Zanu-PF 'has most seats', incomplete results show
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Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has won the most seats in parliament, according to incomplete official results.Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has won the most seats in parliament, according to incomplete official results.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party is poised to win a substantial parliamentary majority in Monday's poll - the first elections since long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe was ousted.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party is poised to win a substantial parliamentary majority in Monday's poll - the first elections since long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe was ousted.
The results of the presidential vote are yet to be released. The result of the presidential vote is expected later on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the opposition MDC Alliance said that vote had been rigged and that its candidate Nelson Chamisa had won. Earlier, the opposition MDC Alliance said that vote had been rigged and that its candidate Nelson Chamisa had won.
Overseas election monitoring teams are to issue their reports on the parliamentary and presidential poll later on Wednesday. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has announced 110 seats for Zanu-PF so far, and 41 for MDC Alliance, ZBC state media reported.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has announced 110 seats for Zanu-PF so far, and 41 for MDC Alliance, ZBC state media reported.
There are 210 seats in the National Assembly's lower house.There are 210 seats in the National Assembly's lower house.
Monday's polls attracted a high turnout of 70%.Monday's polls attracted a high turnout of 70%.
State broadcaster ZBC has reported that the electoral commission will announce the presidential results at 12:30 local time (10:30 GMT).
What are election observers saying?
The African Union has said the elections were free and fair, adding that they marked an important moment for political transition in Zimbabwe.
A preliminary report by the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) observer mission says that the elections were largely peaceful and conducted accordance with the law.
Its representative, Angola's Foreign Minister, Manuel Domingos Augusto, called the poll "a political watershed in Zimbabwe's history" that would lead to "consolidation of democracy".
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) praised the electoral commission for using Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits, saying it reduced the possibility of multiple voting.
EU and US election monitoring teams are to issue their reports later on Wednesday.
Opposition splits show in votes
By Pumza Fihlani, BBC News, Harare
Watching the results trickling in from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) in the early hours, it became apparent that the ruling Zanu-PF had would have a majority in parliament.
Races in some constituencies were so close that they could have gone to the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), had it not been split between Nelson Chinamasa's MDC Alliance and Thokozani Khupe's MDC-T.
The MDC broke into factions after the death in February of its veteran leader Morgan Tsvangirai as his deputies battled over who his successor should be. In the polls that split showed. It is a lesson for the opposition that in future they not to lose sight of the bigger prize.
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