2023 Zimbabwean general election

2023 Zimbabwean general election

23-24 August 2023

Candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa Nelson Chamisa Party ZANU–PF CCC Popular vote 2,350,711 1,967,343 Percentage 52.60% 44.03%

President before election Emmerson Mnangagwa ZANU–PF Elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa ZANU–PF

General elections were held in Zimbabwe on 23 August 2023 to elect the President and members of both houses of Parliament. Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected as president. The ZANU–PF kept their majority in the National Assembly and the Senate.

Presidential candidates

Party/coalition	Presidential nominee		Most recent political office
	Image	Nominee
	Citizens Coalition For Change		Nelson Chamisa	Minister of Information and Communications Technology (2009–2013)
	ZANU–PF		Emmerson Mnangagwa	President (2017–present)

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Emmerson Mnangagwa	ZANU–PF	2,350,711	52.60
	Nelson Chamisa	Citizens Coalition For Change	1,967,343	44.03
	Wilbert Mubaiwa	National People’s Congress	53,517	1.20
	Douglas Mwonzora	Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai	28,883	0.65
	Joseph Makamba Busha	FreeZim Congress	18,816	0.42
	Blessing Kasiyamhuru	Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity	13,060	0.29
	Tapiwa Trust Chikohora	Zimbabwe Coalition for Peace and Development Party	10,230	0.23
	Gwinyai Henry Muzorewa	United African National Council	7,053	0.16
	Elisabeth Valerio	United Zimbabwe Alliance	6,989	0.16
	Harry Peter Wilson	Democratic Opposition Party	6,743	0.15
	Lovemore Madhuku	National Constitutional Assembly	5,323	0.12
Total			4,468,668	100.00
Valid votes			4,468,668	97.97
Invalid/blank votes			92,553	2.03
Total votes			4,561,221	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,623,511	68.86
Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission