Zimbabweans Vote in First Election Since Mugabe’s Removal

Zimbabweans Vote in First Election Since Mugabe’s Removal
Election posters are pictured on the walls of apartments in Mbare township in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 29, 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
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HARARE—Zimbabweans go to the polls on July 30 in the first election since the removal of Robert Mugabe, a significant vote they hope will rid the country of its global pariah status and spark a recovery in its failed economy.

The election will see 75-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a long-time Mugabe ally, face 40-year-old Nelson Chamisa, a lawyer and pastor who is vying to become Zimbabwe’s youngest head of state.