Former strongman Robert Mugabe is trying to swing the election against Mnangagwa
Disgraced former tyrant Robert Mugabe has refused to accept that he may no longer be a factor in the political life of Zimbabwe. He has been trying to influence the result of the presidential election which takes place Monday 30th July, 2018.
The former president still cannot believe that Emmerson Mnangagwa could collude with the Armed Forces to remove him from power. Again, it is an indication that his current vituperations are not because he has the interest of the people at heart, it is all about himself. Apparently, Mugabe is particularly bitter because it was the same Mnangagwa who had helped him to rig every election in the country since 1980.
Shortly before the country went to the polls the former strongman held a press conference at his lavish 40-acre estate in the capital Harare. Mr Mugabe, 94, said :
“I did not know he was eyeing my position until quite late.
“But there it is; I was a fool to have him next to me because then he connived with Chiwenga [the army chief] to oust me.”
Mugabe urged followers to “thrust away the military rule” of Mr Mnangagwa, whom he accused of betraying his trust. He endorsed Mr Chamisa instead.
Polls have put the presidential incumbent, Mnangagwa, only narrowly ahead of Nelson Chamisa, 40, who leads the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
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