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Top Zimbabwe court confirms Mnangagwa's presidential election victory

Supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling ZANU-PF party react to the results of a constitutional court hearing challenging his electoral victory in Harare, Zimbabwe August 24, 2018. [Reuters]

Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court confirmed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s disputed July 30 election victory on Friday, dismissing an opposition challenge that had held up his inauguration, which will now be held on Sunday.

Before the vote, Mnangagwa had said a credible election could pull Zimbabwe out of its diplomatic isolation under former president Robert Mugabe, ending international sanctions and prompting an economic recovery.

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