Spotlight on Zimbabwe brings you a post-election analysis titled – Zimbabwe Elections 2023 – what happened?

Once again, Zimbabwe’s electoral landscape fails the credibility test in 2023. However, this outcome has become a norm for polls since the year 2000. The ruling Zanu PF relies on theoretically independent state institutions to align with and actively promote its 43-year reign. On the other hand, the leading opposition party struggles to overcome the enduring obstacles to a free and fair election, which have remained unchanged for over two decades.