Presidential Candidate SBO Estimate Margin of Error SBO Estimated Range to ZEC Announced Official Results (3 August) 44.3% Nelson Chamisa (MDC Alliance) Emmerson Mnangagwa (ZANU-PF) All Other 21 Candidates 45.8% +/- 2.0% 50.7% +/- 2.0% 3.5% +/- 0.2% Rejected Ballots 1.4% +/- 0.1 43.8% 47.8% 48.7% 52.7% 3.3% 3.7% 1.3 % to % to 50.8% to 1.5 Source: ZESN SBO Press Statement 17 POST-ELECTION ENVIRONMENT The post-election environment was marred by protests in Harare by opposition supporters who alleged manipulation of presidential election results. The heavy-handed response by the security forces, whereby the citizens and protesters were indiscriminately assaulted was widely condemned by both domestic and international observers and the media, in particular the shooting that led to the death of civilians, including some who were reportedly not part of the protestors. In the days that followed, there were reports of unofficial curfews and a crackdown targeted at residentsof some high-density suburbs of Harare, such as Dzivarasekwa, Budiriro, and Kuwadzana. Reports of political retribution targeted at opposition political agents especially in the rural areas were also received. There were also cases of the withdrawal of food aid in what has been perceived as retaliatory acts. ZESN LTOs also made efforts to verify social media reports of human rights abuses in their constituencies. Intimidation was reported in 19% of constituencies, although reported incidents dropped to some extent in the last week of August. In Maware village, Makonde constituency ward 9 in Mashonaland West province, there were threats of a follow up exercise by the ruling party to determine who voted for the MDC Alliance. In light of the forgoing, it is imperative for the ZHRC and the NPRC to investigate these allegations of human rights violations and bring the perpetrators of electoral related violence to book. 93 | P a g e