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UN's Antonio Guterres congratulates Mnangagwa on his election victory
09 Sep 2023 at 15:58hrs | Views
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has congratulated President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his election victory.
Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term late Saturday in results announced much earlier than expected following another troubled vote in the southern African country with a history of violent and disputed elections.
Mnangagwa's victory meant the ZANU-PF party retained the governmental leadership it has held for all 43 years of Zimbabwe's history since the nation was re-named following independence from white minority rule in 1980.
Mnangagwa won just over 2.3 million of 4.4 million votes cast, and Chamisa received 1.9 million.
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.@UN Chief @antonioguterres congratulates HE @edmnangagwa on his reelection as President of the Republic of #Zimbabwe & noted the country's efforts to advance political participation of women. He encouraged the President to promote gender parity in Cabinet & snr appointments pic.twitter.com/etFZkUEkSq
— UN Zimbabwe (@UNZimbabwe) September 9, 2023
Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term late Saturday in results announced much earlier than expected following another troubled vote in the southern African country with a history of violent and disputed elections.
Mnangagwa won just over 2.3 million of 4.4 million votes cast, and Chamisa received 1.9 million.
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