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Zimbabwe presidential and parliamentary elections to take place next week

HARARE - Zimbabweans will be voting in the presidential and parliamentary elections next Wednesday, 23 August.

The country's Electoral Commission on Wednesday held an observer’s briefing.

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It insists that its ready to conduct the 2023 vote, despite numerous election-related court cases.

On Monday High Court Judge Never Katiyo dismissed a court appeal by Citizens Coalition for Change's chief elections officer, saying it was not urgent.

The presidential race is largely between incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa of ZANU-PF and Nelson Chamisa, a 45-year-old lawyer who heads the country's largest opposition party.

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