Zimbabwe Election Marred by Voter Suppression, Fraud Allegations

Allegations of delays and intimidation raise doubts over Zimbabwe's 2023 election.

by Adenike Adeodun

 


KEY POINTS


  • Allegations of voter suppression and fraud marred Zimbabwe’s 2023 election.
  • Delays and ballot shortages disproportionately affected opposition strongholds like Harare.
  • Widespread voter intimidation and biased media coverage favored the ruling party.

Africa’s elections are always a story of injustice, lies, violence and all sorts of manipulation. Zimbabwe election is not any different from this. At the last election held in Zimbabwe in Aug. 2023, there were allegations of fraud and voter suppression. That was not the first time such would be happening as the country is known for election manipulation and violence.

Despite the accusations of irregularities, manipulations and oppression, the incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa, leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), was declared the winner of the presidential election with 52.6% vote, while his opponent, Nelson Chamisa of the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), got 44% of the vote.

Disenfranchisement in Opposition Strongholds

Voter Intimidation and Uneven Media Coverage

Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Southern Africa, Khanyo Farisè said“We are deeply concerned by disturbing reports of widespread voter intimidation by Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (FAZ), a shadowy organization allegedly linked to the ruling party.”

When Mnangagwa was proclaimed the winner, CCC opposed the result, arguing that the election was not free and fair.

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