Chronicle EditorJoseph Madzimure, Harare Bureau
THE much anticipated preliminary results of the Zanu-PF primary elections reruns conducted in four constituencies at the weekend will be announced today.
The four constituencies are Churu, Mbare, Gokwe Nembudziya and Zvimba West.
Thousands of party supporters turned out in their numbers on Saturday to vote. The process was monitored by Politburo members deployed to the constituencies.
Women also took part in the process, with Cdes Flora Buka and Maruva Mercy Dinha contesting in Gokwe Nembudziya and Zvimba West respectively.
They battled it out with incumbent National Assembly Members Cdes Justice Mayor Wadyajena and Ziyambi Ziyambi.
In Mbare constituency, Zanu-PF Harare provincial youth chairman Cde Emmanuel Mahachi locked horns with Mbare incumbent councillor Cde Martin Matinyanya, who is also Zone Six District Co-ordinating Committee chairman.
Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Cde Mike Bimha said the primary elections reruns went on very well with an impressive turnout of voters compared to the first round.
Zanu-PF had won and no one had lost with those elected being the people’s choices.
“The numbers of voters who turned out for the re-runs in some constituencies was impressive. Zanu-PF supporters turned out in their numbers to cast their votes for their preferred candidates,” said Cde Bimha.
He said two Politburo members were deployed to each constituency to monitor the voting process.
“The people were voting peacefully. In three constituencies voting started at exactly 7am and closed at 3pm, while on the other constituency voting started at 8am and closed at 18.30pm,” Cde Bimha said.
The deployed Politburo members said they will prepare reports detailing the outcome of the results in the four constituencies before announcing the results.
“After the reports, the preliminary results will be announced tomorrow,” said Cde Bimha adding that everything went according to plan.
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