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(HERALD) It’s a landslide!

It’s a landslide!
Herald Reporter

ZANU-PF candidate in the presidential election run-off President Mugabe yesterday romped to a landslide victory against MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Cde Mugabe won 2 150 269 votes against Tsvangirai’s paltry 233 000 votes, earning himself another mandate to lead the nation for the next five years. Announcing the results yesterday, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chief elections officer Mr Lovemore Sekeramayi said there were 131 481 spoiled papers.

Mr Sekeramayi declared Cde Mugabe the duly elected President of the Republic of Zimbabwe for the next five years.

Last Friday’s run-off percentage was 42,37 compared to 42,7 percent in the March 29 harmonised elections.

Commenting on voter turnout, ZEC deputy chief elections officer (operations) Mr Utloile Silaigwana said the percentage was almost identical to the one for the harmonised polls.

"We realise that almost the same number of voters who cast their votes in March voted in this election,’’ he said.

In the March election, President Mugabe received 1 079 730 votes (43,2 percent of the valid votes) compared to Tsvangirai’s 1 195 562 votes (47,9 percent of the valid vote).

The ruling party also triumphed in two of the three House of Assembly by-elections,

Zanu-PF won Redcliff and Gwanda South constituencies while MDC-T took Pelandaba-Mpopoma.

In the Gwanda South by-election, Zanu-PF’s candidate Cde Orders Mlilo won with 7 860 votes against MDC-T’s Mr Nephat Mdlongwa who garnered 1 198 votes with the MDC candidate, Ms Evelyn Ndlovu, polling 676 votes. A total of 204 ballot papers were spoiled while the percentage poll was 40,67 percent.

Zanu-PF also won in Redcliff with its candidate Cde Sheunesu Muza garnering 6 661 votes against MDC-T’s Aaron Chinhara’s 3 189 and MDC candidate — a Mr Pezuru — polling 210 votes. There were 235 spoilt ballot papers while the percentage poll was 41,18 percent.

MDC-T candidate Mr Samuel Khumalo won Pelandaba-Mpopoma constituency, garnering 3 795 votes while Dr Sikhanyiso Ndlovu of Zanu-PF and Mr Dhumani Gwetu of the MDC got 1 565 and 646 respectively with the United People’s Party and PUMA getting 60 and 16 votes.

Three independents also contested the by-election in the constituency in which 104 ballot papers were spoiled while the percentage poll was 22,38 percent.

Labels: ELECTIONS, ZIMBABWE

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