People wait to cast their votes in Mbare township outside Harare July 31, 2013.
Vote Rigging, Fraud Allegations Overshadow Zimbabwe Vote -- Voice of America
JOHANNESBURG — Millions of Zimbabweans are voting in a tense election pitting the octogenarian president against his arch-rival, the prime minister. Soon after polls opened, the opposition complained about voting irregularities.
It did not take long for Zimbabwe’s opposition to dispute the nation’s hotly contested presidential election.
Barely two hours after polls opened on Wednesday, the Movement for Democratic Change accused President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party of a litany of violations -- including tampering with the voter roll, intimidating opposition supporters and arresting activists. Rights groups and critics have made similar allegations in the run-up to the vote.
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