Mugabe does not want to vote for his successor Mnangagwa

Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who was ousted by a military coup, does not want to vote for the ruling party candidate he's been leading for decades. He could not support those who were now harbading him and his family, said 94-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa today during the press conference that he was probably in favor of the head of the country. Nelson opposition. Chamisa would vote. "His election campaigns are well attended (…) if he wins, I would like to meet him," Mugabe said. Mugabe, who had headed Zimbabwe since the independence of Britain in 1980, has often brutalized the Chamisa MDC opposition party during his tenure.

Mugabe had barely made public statements since the military coup that led to his resignation. His former deputy Mnangagwa was elected new head of state two weeks after the coup by the ruling Zanu-PF MPs. The leader of the coup, Constantino Chiwenga, was vice-president

. An expected downward spiral

Mnangagwa's step towards the president was strongly criticized by Mugabe's confidants and, in particular, by his wife Grace. Observers badumed that she herself had ambitions for the highest office of state. Although Mugabe's name is no longer on the ballot for the first time since the country's independence from Britain in 1980, he is still considered influential. It benefits particularly from the support of the rural population.

In the elections, there is a close race between Mnangagwa and Chamisa. "We have the tailwind and victory is sure," Chamisa said today. If neither candidate obtains the majority, a second round will take place on September 8th.