Zimbabwe Court Confirms Mnangagwa’s Victory

The verdict clears the way for Emmerson Mnangagwa to be inaugurated as president within the next 48 hours

Zimbabwe’s constitutional court Friday confirmed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in last month’s election, batting away opposition allegations of rigging in the first vote since the ouster of longtime strongman Robert Mugabe.

Reading the ruling, Chief Justice Luke Malaba accused the opposition and its candidate, Nelson Chamisa, of making unsubstantiated and general allegations of rigging and fabricating evidence. “There was no proof of the happenings of these irregularities as a matter of fact,” he told the crowded...