ZIMBABWE: No clarity on country’s next president as electoral body says ruling party in the lead

The Electoral Commission of Zimbabwe has declared that the ruling ZANU-PF party has won the parliamentary election with 109 seats, gaining a clear majority.

The election body also added that the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party managed to win only 41 seats with results for 58 seats still to be announced.

However, the commission has not yet given any clarity on who might become the country’s next president.

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“It could be a few more days because election officials say they need to wait for all the results to come in from across the country,” Al Jazeera’s Haru Matasa said.

According to reports, more than five million Zimbabweans registered to take part in the landmark elections to pick their next president and members of parliament.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, of the ruling ZANU-PF party, and Nelson Chamisa, of the opposition MDC Alliance, are seen as the top two contenders.

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