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Mugabe succession race could turn violent
20 Dec 2016 at 16:29hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe's intense succession race within his Zanu PF party
could turn bloody if the matter is not settled before he departs,
research firm, BMI has warned.
"The succession of President Robert Mugabe risks turning violent if plans are not put in place and set in motion prior to his departure, as competing vested interests struggle to fill the power vacuum left in his wake" it noted in a country risk report.
BMI added that Zimbabwe faces a highly unstable political outlook over the next 10 years.
"The lack of any meaningful democratic tradition and a historical legacy of apartheid will present significant headwinds to stability for any new regime, keeping investors on the sidelines long into the country future".
Mugabe (92) is silent on his likely successor.
However, his party which is split into rival camps reaffirmed his 2018 presidential candidacy during last week's annual conference.
The factional fights pit two strong camps, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's so-called Team Lacoste and a group of younger but ambitious politicians who go by the moniker, Generation 40.
"The succession of President Robert Mugabe risks turning violent if plans are not put in place and set in motion prior to his departure, as competing vested interests struggle to fill the power vacuum left in his wake" it noted in a country risk report.
BMI added that Zimbabwe faces a highly unstable political outlook over the next 10 years.
"The lack of any meaningful democratic tradition and a historical legacy of apartheid will present significant headwinds to stability for any new regime, keeping investors on the sidelines long into the country future".
Mugabe (92) is silent on his likely successor.
However, his party which is split into rival camps reaffirmed his 2018 presidential candidacy during last week's annual conference.
The factional fights pit two strong camps, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's so-called Team Lacoste and a group of younger but ambitious politicians who go by the moniker, Generation 40.
Source - Byo24News
