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Zimbabwe elections 2018
Zimbabweans will go to the polls on July 30 to pick their next president in a closely-watched election.
Published On 24 Jul 2018
Voters in Zimbabwe will head to the ballots on Monday, in what will be the first election since the resignation of former President Robert Mugabe following a military intervention in November 2017.
Overall, a total of 23 candidates are competing in the presidential race, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, from the ruling ZANU-PF party, and Nelson Chamisa, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC), seen as the frontrunners.
Source: Al Jazeera
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