Zimbabwe’s top court Friday dismissed an opposition bid to have presidential election results annulled over alleged rigging in favour of Robert Mugabe’s successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa.
“In the final analysis, the court finds the applicant has failed to place before it clear, direct, sufficient and credible evidence” of irregularities, said Chief Justice Luke Malaba in his ruling at the Constitutional Court in Harare.
“Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is duly declared winner of presidential elections held on the 30th of July 2018.”
With the decision, all roads are now clear for Mnangagwa’s inauguration. The ceremony could happen in the next 48 hours.
Analysts had widely predicted the court would rule against the Movement for Democratic Change party’s legal challenge.
Malaba dismissed the application with costs after strongly…
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