Zimbabwe will hold nationwide elections on August 23, the government gazette said Wednesday, ending months of speculation over the date. ManilaBulletin
The government's official record, seen by AFP, said President Emmerson Mnangagwa "fixes the 23rd day of August, 2023, as the day of the election to the office of President."Mnangagwa's ZANU-PF party, which has been in power since independence in 1980, will face off against the Citizens Coalition for Change led by Nelson Chamisa, a 45-year-old lawyer and pastor.Chamisa on Tuesday called on Mnangagwa to set a date for the poll after prolonged uncertainty and flip-flops.
Zimbabwe, a country landlocked between Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Zambia, has a population of 15 million, according to the latest census. The country has been plagued for years by deepening poverty, chronic power cuts and crippling hyperinflation.
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