Zimbabwe elections: will the vote be free and fair?

After decades of authoritarian rule under Robert Mugabe, Zimbabweans remain apprehensive

MDC march
MDC supporters march for electoral reforms in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare
(Image credit: Jekesai Njikizana/AFP/Getty Images)

Zimbabweans go to the polls today in the first election since former president Robert Mugabe was removed from power in November last year.

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