The shenanigans of the ruling party suggest it fears the opposition’s popularity
’s tilting of the playing field means ordinary Zimbabweans may face another five years of misery. It may also make it harder for the West to end Zimbabwe’s status as a pariah.
Of three polls released this year, two put Mr Chamisa ahead. The other, by Afrobarometer, had a high share of respondents refusing to answer or saying “don’t know”, suggesting that many held their tongue for fear of speaking out.would fit wider trends. Across Africa opposition parties have been gaining support, as young and increasingly urban voters tire of ruling regimes.
A shadowy new group called Forever Associates Zimbabwe has been sending its members door to door, to drum up support for Mr Mnangagwa. The Zimbabwe Democracy Institute, one of the few independent think-tanks based in Harare, says thatThe opposition will run a parallel vote count, which it could use to challenge in the courts any official announcement it deems dodgy. But the judges are more compromised than ever, says Beatrice Mtetwa, a human-rights lawyer.
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