The July 30 polls will be the first in Zimbabwe’s 38 years of independence without Robert Mugabe on the ballot. Mugabe resigned last November under heavy military pressure.
Field Set for Zimbabwe Presidential Election
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Mapfumo Peter Gava, the head of little-known United Democratic Front, failed to register for the July 30 general election and said Zimbabwe Election Commission’s refusal to give him the voters roll prevented him from getting enough supporters.
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Nelson Chamisa, who is leading the coalition of most opposition parties in Zimbabwe, addresses members of the Movement for Democratic Change in Masvingo, June 9, 2018, about 300 km south of Harare.