Zimbabwe's First Vote After Mugabe's Ouster

Some voters in Harare said they went to polling stations and slept there for more than five hours being voting started, July 30, 2018. (S. Mhofu for VOA)

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said despite long and winding queues in the Monday in Harare and other areas, voting would end on time, July 30, 2018. (S. Mhofu for VOA)

The vote will be a first for the southern African nation following a military takeover and the ousting of former longterm leader Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa casts his vote at a polling station in Harare, July 30, 2018.

Voters queue to cast their ballots in the general elections in Harare, July 30, 2018.

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa casts his ballot in the general election at Sherwood Park Primary School in Kwekwe, July 30, 2018.

A voter casts his ballot in the general elections in Harare, July 30, 2018.

Former President Robert Mugabe casts his ballot in the general elections in Harare, July 30, 2018.

Women pray before casting their ballots in the country's general elections in Harare, July 30, 2018.

A woman with a baby on her back casts her ballot in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 30, 2018.