Officials were due to start announcing the results of the presidential election at 10 p.m. (4 p.m. Officials have so far declared only the results of the parliamentary vote, which gave the ruling Zanu-PF party two-thirds of the seats. While Zanu-PF won a sweeping majority in parliament, according to electoral officials, the results prompted accusations from the opposition that the polls had been rigged. The MDC insisted that Nelson Chamisa, who took over the party's leadership following the death of founder and longtime Mugabe rival Morgan Tsvangirai in February, won the presidential election. "The results of the remaining 3 constituencies and presidential results will be announced within 5 days from polling day as stipulated by the law," it added.

Source: CNN August 02, 2018 05:11 UTC