Zimbabwe will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Aug. 23, with the southern African country's extended economic crisis and accusations of a government crackdown against its opponents expected to once again take centre stage.
There are 11 candidates vying for the presidency. However, the key contest is between incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa, 80, from the governing ZANU-PF party, and Nelson Chamisa, 45, of the opposition Citizen's Coalition for Change .
Political analysts say the race is tilted in favour of Mnangagwa and ZANU-PF, which has governed Zimbabwe since 1980 and looks set to exploit its control of state institutions to retain power. State media give little airtime to the opposition, and policeThe CCC hopes growing frustration over ZANU-PF's mishandling of the economy will help tilt the scale in its favour.The economy remains the top electoral issue in mineral-rich Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe has also struggled to attract international capital to revamp its infrastructure and sectors such as manufacturing, tourism and mining, due to itsTo clear the debt, mostly owed to multilateral financiers and bilateral lenders, Zimbabwe needs to normalise ties with western nations, something Mnangagwa has struggled with, despite early promises to pursue a different course to his predecessor Mugabe.
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