[Photo/AFP]Zimbabwe's rival presidential candidates both claimed Tuesday they were heading for election victory, setting up a tense count in the country's first vote since the ouster of longtime ruler Robert Mugabe. ALSO READ: Zimbabwe rivals both say on course for election victoryPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa said his ruling ZANU-PF party was receiving "extremely positive" data, while opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said the MDC party was "winning resoundingly". - Anxious wait for results - Vote counting went into the night in the suburb of Mbare in Zimbabwe's capital Harare. ALSO READ: Zimbabwe's Chamisa says has done exceedingly wellEarly results from the elections -- presidential, parliamentary and local -- are expected Tuesday, and full results are due by Saturday. Mnangagwa was the clear election front-runner, benefitting from tacit military support, loyal state media and ruling party controls of government resources.

Source: Standard Digital July 31, 2018 14:37 UTC