Polls Open in Zimbabwe for First Time Since Mugabe’s Removal

FREE AND FAIR

Updated Jul. 30, 2018 6:09AM EDT / Published Jul. 30, 2018 4:19AM EDT

JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/Getty

Polls have opened in Zimbabwe for the first election since the removal of Robert Mugabe as president by his former ally Emmerson Mnangagwa. The incumbent is facing 40-year-old Nelson Chamisa, a lawyer and pastor who would be Zimbabwe’s youngest ever head of state. In an astonishing intervention Sunday, Mugabe said he would not vote for Mnangagwa, nicknamed the Crocodile, who is widely blamed for masterminding a 1984 massacre of as many as 20,000 rebels in the Matabeland region on Mugabe’s orders. The country has been swamped with international observers ahead of the vote: “This is a critical moment in Zimbabwe’s democratic journey,” said Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the former Liberian president and a leader of one of the international observer missions, adding that “voter enthusiasm… must be matched by an accurate count.” Voting began at 7 a.m. (12 a.m. ET) on Monday and will end at 7 p.m.

Read it at The Guardian

Ken Chesebro Wants His Case Dismissed Over Paperwork Error

He is arguing that one of the state’s special prosecutors never submitted an oath of office to work on the case.

Wolff’s Fox Book Is a NYT Bestseller—With 3,000 Copies Sold

Wolff sold over 200,000 copies of his hit book on the Trump Administration, “Fire and Fury,” in just a few days.

Eric Trump: Dad Needs Bigger Gavel If He Becomes Speaker

There is at least one person cheering for former President Donald Trump’s ascension to Speaker of the House.

Nancy Mace Solicits Donations on Fox, Flouting House Rules

The Republican lawmaker was standing at the Capitol during the interview, violating ethics rules that prohibit the solicitation of campaign funds in federal buildings.

Maren Morris Explains Why She Suddenly Quit Country Music

The singer-songwriter said she had had enough of explaining away bad behavior.

Dealer Gets 30 Years For 3 New Yorkers’ Same-Day Deaths

Loved ones say the trio of young professionals would have never taken fentanyl knowingly.

NY AG Says ‘Trump Show is Over’ as Ex-Prez Leaves Court

James also hit back at Trump’s repeated personal attacks, saying they were “devoid of any facts.”

Amazon Used a Secret Algorithm to Increase Prices: Report

The algorithm, code-named “Project Nessie,” tested how high the e-commerce company could increase its prices before rivals stopped raising their own.

Polls Open in Zimbabwe for First Time Since Mugabe’s Removal

JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/Getty