Zanu-PF wins Victoria Falls Ward 10 by-election amid renewed vote-splitting debate

VICTORIA FALLS, Aug. 2 (NewsDay Live) – Zanu-PF has retained Victoria Falls Municipality’s Ward 10 seat after its candidate, Thindohwe Sibanda, won Saturday’s council by-election against seven independent candidates, renewing debate over Zimbabwe’s First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) electoral system.

According to results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Sibanda polled 291 votes to defeat independent candidate Nkanyiso Sibindi, who received 174 votes.

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