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Zimbabwe votes in first post-Mugabe election

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagw: He doesn't have the support of his predecessor Robert Mugabe. [AFP]

Zimbabwe goes to the polls Monday in its first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with alleged ballot fraud and the likelihood of a disputed result clouding voting day.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe's former ally in the ruling ZANU-PF party, faces opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of the MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) in a historic vote for the southern African nation.

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