Zimbabwe’s president since independence, Robert Mugabe’s plans to steal the election has hit a snag as opposition MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai is tipped to take the majority of votes whilst independent candidate, Simba Makoni is expected to win the majority of votes in Matebeleland, and Manicaland Provinces.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe Leaves A Pollin Station After Casting His Vote On Saturday.

“Now, it seems Mugabe will have to craft results, so as to make it possible for him to go for a run-off,” he said.

On Sunday, in Harare, although the ZEC had not yet began announcing the results, many people (MDC) supporters were already in a jovial mood, ‘celebrating’ at various shopping centres around the capital, prompting the police to come and monitor the situation.

“It is not yet clear how Mugabe plans to steal the election, again, but what I am sure of is the run-off will be held in 21 days,” he said.

On announcing the election results on Monday, to a larger extent, the ZEC opted to start with rural constituencies and smaller towns, in which the MDC Tsvangirai faction locked horns with ZANU PF.

On Friday last week, the state-run Herald newspapers published a front page story predicting Mugabe would win between 56 to 57 percent of the vote.

According to the story, Mugabe would beat Tsvangirai and Makoni who would get between 26 percent to 27 percent and 13 percent to 14 percent respectively, whilst independent candidate, Langton Towungana would get 0.2 percent of the vote.

The source says preliminary results indicate Makoni would garner the majority of the Matebeleland votes, and also the Manicaland votes.

“Makoni is well connected taking into consideration his links with retired general Solomon Mujuru, among other ZANU PF, and or ex-ruling party officials.”

“This made it possible for him to gain reasonable support from people as the ZANU PF bigwigs would campaign for Makoni, for example as former Home Affairs Minister and e x-ZIPRA chief intelligence, Dumiso Dabengwa did in the Matebeleland province,” he said.

According to the Independent Results Centre, in the presidential election, Tsvangirai would get the majority 58 percent of votes, Mugabe would garner 37 percent, and Makoni is expected to get 5 percent.

In the Parliamentary seats, The MDC would get 61 percent, ZANU PF to get 26 percent whilst the MDC Mutambara faction and independent candidates would get 13 percent of the votes.

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