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Eleven candidates will run in Zimbabwe’s presidential election next August, the electoral commission announced recently. Several candidates were disqualified after failing to raise the US$20,000 needed to run, including the only female candidate, Linda Masarira.
Eleven candidates will run in Zimbabwe’s presidential election next August, the electoral commission announced recently. Several candidates were disqualified after failing to raise the US$20,000 needed to run, including the only female candidate, Linda Masarira.
The election is likely to pit Incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa, of the ZANU-PF party, against pastor and lawyer Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change. In addition to the two main contenders, independent candidate Saviour Kasukuwere, a former minister in Robert Mugabe’s cabinet, is expected to attract votes in ZANU-PF strongholds. Mnangagwa is seeking a second term amid Zimbabwe’s economic turmoil. The Zimbabwean dollar fell more than 50% this month against the U.S. dollar.
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The opposition, however, has criticised the steep hikes in candidacy fees for the presidential elections, which have been hiked from US$1,000 in 2018 to US$20,000.
