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Robert Mugabe vows to 'surrender' if he loses
30 Jul 2013 at 14:18hrs | Views
Veteran Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday he will step down from 33 years in power if he loses Wednesday's knife-edge election.
"If you lose you must surrender," the 89-year-old said at a rare press conference in response to a question about what he would do if he lost.
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This year's presidential and parliamentary race brings the curtain down on four years of fractious unity government. It has been marked by allegations of threats and intimidation by security forces but there have been no reports of violence.
With no reliable opinion polls, it is hard to tell whether 61-year-old Tsvangirai will succeed in his third attempt to unseat his 89-year-old rival, who has run the southern African nation since independence from Britain in 1980.
"If you lose you must surrender," the 89-year-old said at a rare press conference in response to a question about what he would do if he lost.
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This year's presidential and parliamentary race brings the curtain down on four years of fractious unity government. It has been marked by allegations of threats and intimidation by security forces but there have been no reports of violence.
With no reliable opinion polls, it is hard to tell whether 61-year-old Tsvangirai will succeed in his third attempt to unseat his 89-year-old rival, who has run the southern African nation since independence from Britain in 1980.
Source - AFP
