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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Farai Matiashe

Another Zimbabwe election cycle reveals decline of women in politics

A supporter of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Citizen’s Coalition for Change (CCC), raises her finger, the party symbol, at a rally addressed by presidential hopeful Nelson Chamisa, at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe [Tendai Marima/Al Jazeera]

Mutare, Zimbabwe –  More than half of the 6.5 million registered voters set to cast their ballots in Zimbabwe’s hotly contested presidential, local municipality and parliamentary elections on Wednesday, are women.

Despite dominating the voter population, women have been reduced to mostly cheerleaders in the political landscape.

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