Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe's first post-Mugabe election Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa narrowly wins the country's landmark election, in an outcome set to fuel fraud allegations as security forces patrolled the streets to prevent protests. Mnangagwa won 50.8 percent of the vote, ahead of Nelson Chamisa of the opposition MDC party on 44.3 percent, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said.