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Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who was overthrown in November, said Sunday that he would not vote for his successor Emmerson Mnangagwa in the presidential election.
"For the first time, we have a long list of aspirants." I can not vote for those who have tormented me … I will make my choice among the 22 other candidates, "he said. said Mugabe at his private residence Blue Roof in the capital Harare the day before the vote.
but it is a long list. "
Mugabe spoke slowly but appeared healthy sitting in a Blue plaid pagoda posed on a lawn outside the sprawling luxury mansion in the posh suburb of Harare. the party I founded, ZANU-PF, "he said," I was now considered an enemy, but how come I am treated as a non-being, an opponent? "
Zimbabwe goes to the polls Monday for its first election since Mugabe was forced to resign last November President Mnangagwa, former Mugabe ally in the ruling ZANU-PF, faces opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in a historic event
Zimbabwe's military generals shocked the world last year when they took control and led Mnangagwa to power after Mugabe, 94, reportedly attempted to position his wife Grace, 53, to succeed him.
"It was a complete coup d'etat, you do not launch … the tanks without your army and your deployed units, "he said, adding that it was" a total hardship "that he wanted Grace to be his successor
– Fraud concerns –
Mnangagwa, 75, who promises a new life For the country, he is the favorite with the advantage of d & # 39; A hidden military support, a loyal state media and a ruling party that controls the government's resources.
But Chamisa, 40, who performed strongly in campaign take advantage of a young population that could vote for change since ZANU-PF has ruled since the country's independence from British colonial rule in 1980.
The elections under Mugabe were tainted by fraud and violence, and this year's campaign was dominated by the vote will be rigged.
The MDC raised allegations of a flawed voters list, electoral irregularities, intimidation of voters, prejudices in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and free food distributed by the party in power. the campaign was relatively unrestricted and peaceful compared to previous elections, and some badysts point to pressure for the vote to be deemed credible for drawing a line under Mugabe's international isolation.
Polls in Zimbabwe are uncertain, but a recent Afrobarometer poll of 2,400 people put Mnangagwa at 40 percent and Chamisa at 37 percent, with 20 percent undecided.
Mnangagwa, accused of involvement in electoral violence and fraud under Mugabe, promised to hold a fair and invited vote in international observers – including the team of the European Union previously prohibited.
– Final Gatherings –
"What's left now is only a push Monday to vote -" Voting for ZANU-PF, it's a thunderous victory, "said Mnangagwa to his supporters who have filled about half of the 60,000-seat national stadium during its last rally on Saturday
"Today, we are unlocking the potential of our homeland."
Chamisa launched blistering attacks on Mnangagwa and accused the Commission Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), much criticized, for trying to quash the elections
.] But he has a He also promised not to boycott the vote, stating that his party would still win.
"If we miss our chance on Monday, we are doomed because the current government has no idea (but) we are the next government, we are the winners. doubt, "he told a large crowd of more than 10,000 on Saturday.
Chamisa should also give a press conference later on Sunday.
With 5.6 million registered voters, the results of the presidential elections, parliamentary and local are
A second-round vote is scheduled for September 8 if no presidential candidate wins at least 50 percent in the first round.
Former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, spoke slowly but seemed healthy blue-walled pagoda in front of his sprawling luxury mansion in Harare
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