After voting, Tsvangirai told journalists that he was touched by huge numbers of people who turned out to express their political choices through the ballot.
“I am humbled by determined Zimbabweans who have braved the chilly weather to exercise their birth right of choosing the national leadership of their choice,” said Tsvangirai at Mt. Pleasant High.
Tsvangirai said the electorate was today resolving the disputed June 27, 2008 presidential election run-off.
He urged people to be patient and maintain their positions on the voters’ queue, since everyone will be given the opportunity to cast the ballot.
“The law says everyone who joins the queue before 7pm today, will be given the opportunity to vote and will not be turned away,” said Tsvangirai expressing confident that he will win the presidential election.
Thousands of people on the queue told The Zimbabwean that they arrived at the polling center as early as 4am, and will not give up until they cast the ballot.
Tired women could be seen sitting on the ground, but remained resilient that ‘it has to be today or never’.
Even the sick and those on wheelchair came out in their numbers to cast the ballot.
At nearby Belgravia Sports Club, people complained that the queue was not moving, as polling officers were giving preference to police officers in uniform to vote.
Other polling centres in the suburb were running the voting process efficiently, as the electorate expressed satisfaction at the pace at which people were casting their vote.
Voting will officially end at 7pm and results for various polling centres will be displayed at the polling booths later tonight.
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