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2018 results as delivered by ZEC, have shown a trend of higher votes cast at Presidential level as compared to National Assembly level. Procedurally when voting, a voter at the polling station was to be handed 3 ballot papers Local Authority, National Assembly & Presidential ballot papers.
The total presidential vote cast is 4 778 192 and the National Assembly vote cast is 4 734 161 giving a difference of 44 031 votes.
In Mutare North Constituency total votes cast 32 342 and National Assembly 13 993 giving a difference of 18 349 votes against the presidential figures.
“Credibility and verifiability are constitutionally at the core of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (ZEC) function, and the Commission was obligated to deliver an election which was credible, verifiable, free and fair”, says ERC.
The Election Resource Centre (ERC) is a think tank and advocacy organization on electoral and democracy issues in Zimbabwe.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has adjusted its presidential election results by slightly reducing incumbent president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s win by over 4,000 votes.
However, inconsistencies and irregularities have brought the result and credibility of the process into disrepute.
The Constitutional court is hearing the election results challenge case tomorrow.
