Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in for a second and final term after being declared the winner of last month’s elections.
According to Reuters, this coming after the lectins were described by international observers as deeply flawed and the opposition rejected as a sham.
Mnangagwa, who turns 81 next week, took the oath of office at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, the capital, on Monday after being sworn in by Chief Justice Luke Malaba.
The presidents of Mozambique, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo were among those who attended the ceremony, while Nigeria sent its deputy.
Mnangagwa, of the ruling Zanu PF party, received 52.6% of the vote in general elections held on August 23, which the Southern African Development Community said were marred by irregularities.
His opponent, Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), came in second place with 44% of the vote.
Zanu PF also won 136 seats in the National Assembly, but the CCC received 73, denying the ruling party a two-thirds majority in the lower house.
In 2017, Mnangagwa replaced former President Robert Mugabe following a military coup in the country.
