Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as president today to replace Mr. Mugabe who resigned on Tuesday afternoon after 37-years in office, ZANU-PF legal secretary Patrick Chinamasa told Reuters.
The 75-year-old was removed from office and exiled 13 days after Mugabe accused him of disloyalty and insubordination. Mugabe had reportedly taken the action to pave way for his wife, Grace, to emerge as the new leader of ruling Zanu-PF ahead of the country’s general election next year.
Separately, ZANU-PF chief whip Lovemore Matuke told Reuters that Mnangagwa is said to be popular amongst the powerful War Veterans group and the Zimbabwean military chiefs would be sworn in within 48 hours and that he would serve the remainder of Mugabe’s term and he’ll over see a democratic election come 2018.
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