Zimbabwe's Mugabe confident of sixth term
Published: Feb. 23, 2008 at 6:11 PM
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Saturday he will be seeking a sixth term in office and is confident he will be victorious.
Speaking in Beitbridge on his 84th birthday, the man who has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980 said his Zanu-PF party would likely win his country's elections next month, the BBC reported.
Mugabe's confidence comes as his country is suffering through an economic crisis. Zimbabwe's annual inflation has reached 100,000 percent and unemployment is at 80 percent.
In addition, the African country is attempting to survive major food and fuel shortages, which have sparked a wave of political opposition.
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai claims Zimbabwe is suffering through a "dictatorship" and anger is the only thing in plentiful supply.
"All of Zimbabwe is in the custody of a dictatorship," Tsvangirai said of Mugabe's reign. "We're all bleeding, but we're marching on. We're weak and with hunger, but we're stronger with anger."
Speaking in Beitbridge on his 84th birthday, the man who has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980 said his Zanu-PF party would likely win his country's elections next month, the BBC reported.
Mugabe's confidence comes as his country is suffering through an economic crisis. Zimbabwe's annual inflation has reached 100,000 percent and unemployment is at 80 percent.
In addition, the African country is attempting to survive major food and fuel shortages, which have sparked a wave of political opposition.
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai claims Zimbabwe is suffering through a "dictatorship" and anger is the only thing in plentiful supply.
"All of Zimbabwe is in the custody of a dictatorship," Tsvangirai said of Mugabe's reign. "We're all bleeding, but we're marching on. We're weak and with hunger, but we're stronger with anger."
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