Emmerson Mnangagwa wins second term as president of Zimbabwe

Emmerson Mnangagwa has a secured second term as Zimbabwe’s president in a poll marred by electoral malpractice.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) declared Mnangagwa the winner, with 52.6% of the vote, beating Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC), who trailed at 44%.

The election comes six years after longtime ruler Robert Mugabe was removed from power in a military coup.

CCC immediately rejected the results,…