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Human Rights Watch observed long queues in much of Harare when voting started at 7 a.m. Some voters complained that the voting process was slow.\u00a0\u00a0A number of people said they had waited three or four hours before voting. And, at one polling station visited by Human Rights Watch, there were three voting booths but only one booth was in use as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission officials served one voter at a time.\u00a0\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/36249\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201807africa_zimbabwe_elections8.jpg?itok=wFwPcuvE 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201807africa_zimbabwe_elections8.jpg?itok=N-4KJieX 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201807africa_zimbabwe_elections8.jpg?itok=N-4KJieX\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u00221133\u0022 alt=\u0022Voters lining up at a polling station in Zimbabwe\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EVoters peacefully queue at Proton primary school, Goromonzi North Constituency.\u00a0\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2018 Human Rights Watch \u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EClose to 5.7 million Zimbabweans registered to vote in this tightly contested election whose front runners among 23 candidates are current President Emmerson Mnangagwa of ZANU-PF and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of the MDC Alliance. If no single presidential candidate garners 50 percent plus 1 vote, then a runoff election will be held on September 8. Former President Robert Mugabe, who cast his vote earlier today, publicly announced yesterday that he would not vote for the ZANU-PF candidate, but would choose among the other 22 presidential candidates.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to reports so far, the voting process has been largely peaceful.\u00a0\u00a0There were no incidents of violence at the polling stations that Human Rights Watch visited. Voting ends at 7 p.m., and the verification process and counting of ballots commences immediately after. 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