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Results are beginning to trickle in, following Saturday’s Parliamentary and Council by-elections in Zimbabwe.

The country’s main political parties Zanu-PF, the Movement for Democratic Change and the Coalition Citizens for Change had, in recent weeks, been campaigning in areas where the polls were taking place.The turnout ranged below 40% and in some instances below 30%.

The only high turnout was in the rural constituencies.The Zanu-PF party currently controls parliament with a two-thirds majority.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said on Friday all logistical arrangements were in place and it has set up 1 317 polling stations for the parliamentary election across the eight provinces.

 

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Instead of Zimbabweans to go vote they were busy marching here then fixing their country.

I can tell you the result without looking the current bunch will win again !

I m sure they will be done counting the votes in about 7 minutes. There are only about 100 Zimbabweans left in Zim, the elections should have been held in South Africa

I m sure they will be done counting the votes in about 7 minutes. There are only about Zimbabweans left in Zim, the elections should have been held in South Africa

Wish them all the best, so that they'll be able to grow their economy again...

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