Robert Mugabe: I won't vote for 'those who tormented me' in Zimbabwe elections
Robert Mugabe, the former dictator of Zimbabwe, backed the main opposition candidate against his own party in a surprise intervention on the eve of today’s historic general election. Mr Mugabe, 94, said he could not vote for Zanu-PF, the party he headed for four decades until he was deposed in November, and indicated he would back the opposition MDC alliance instead. “I cannot vote for the people who tormented me,” Mr Mugabe said, referring the the current Zanu PF leader and incumbent president Emmerson Mnangagwa. “I will make my choice from the other 22 candidates.” But he added: “Who is there left? I think it is just Chamisa.” Mr Mugabe said he would accept the outcome of the election whoever won. It was not clear if Mr Mugabe’s last-minute intervention would affect voting intentions. An apparent endorsement by the widely-hated dictator could erode some of Mr Chamisa’s credibility as an oppositionist and candidate of change. However, he could pick u...
