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President Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday announced that the general elections will be held on 23 August 2023.
This came after months of speculation with political analysts saying Zimbabwe was not ready for elections.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party wanted a delimitation report declared invalid in a bid to delay elections until new voting boundaries had been reviewed.
However, Zimbabwe will go ahead and hold presidential and legislative elections with the pronouncement of the dates.
Delimitation is a process during which the country is divided into constituencies and wards for election purposes.
When delimitation is unbalanced to favor a particular party, it is known as “gerrymandering” which can be used to manipulate election results.
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