Emmerson Mnangagwa wins Presidential election in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former ally of ousted President Robert Mugabe, has won country's landmark Presidential election. 

With all 10 provinces declared, Mnangagwa won 50.8 per cent of votes to 44.3 per cent for opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of MDC party.  

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission declared ZANU-PF party's Mnangagwa, a duly declared elected president. Mnangagwa needed over 50 per cent of the vote to secure victory without a second-round



run-off.

Meanwhile the opposition has rejected the results. The chairman of  Chamisa's MDC Alliance said the count could not be verified and moments before the official announcement, it's spokesman denounced the results as fake. 

Public reaction to the election results have already sparked a deadly crackdown on protesters. Six people were killed on Wednesday when troops fired live rounds against MDC demonstrators alleging the vote had been rigged.