Zimbabwe goes to the polls - in pictures

The country's voters are taking part in a ballot which is the first not to feature former Robert Mugabe since 1980

People wait in a queue to cast their vote at a polling station in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 30, 2018. Zimbabweans on Monday voted in their first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot, a contest that could bring international legitimacy and investment or signal more stagnation if the vote is seriously flawed. AP Photo / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi

Zimbabwean voter arrives to vote in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko

Shadows are cast as Zimbabwean voters queue to cast their ballots in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Mike Hutchings

Zimbabwean voters queue to cast their ballots in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Mike Hutchings

Zimbabwean voters queue to cast their ballots in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Mike Hutchings

Zimbabwean voters queue to cast their ballots in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Mike Hutchings

Zimbabwean voters queue to cast their ballots in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Siphiwe sibeko

Zimbabwean voters queue to cast their ballots in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko

Shadows of police officers are cast on a tent of a polling station during the Zimbabwean general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Siphiwe sibeko

Zimbabwean voters queue to cast their ballots in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko

Zimbabwean voters queue to cast their ballots in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Mike Hutchings

A Zimbabwean woman casts her vote for the presidential elections at the Fitchela primary school in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. AP Photo / Jerome Delay

A Zimbabwean voter registers to cast her ballot in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Mike Hutchings

A Zimbabwean voter casts her ballot in the country's general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS / Mike Hutchings

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