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UNCOVERED: Voting extended in zimbabwe election as incumbent president seeks second term | History Defined

Voters wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, August 23, 2023. © Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, AP

Election officials extended the voting in Zimbabwe's presidential election until Thursday after delays of up to 10 hours in mostly opposition strongholds as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in a country with a history of violent and disputed elections.

Chaotic scenes characterized some polling stations in Zimbabwe as ballot papers that had been delivered up to 10 hours late ran out, forcing officials to suspend voting Wednesday night in many stations, especially in large urban areas including the capital Harare.

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