93-year-old Zimbabwe President declares 2018 Presidential candidate
Monday, 20/02/2017 18:13 (GMT+7)
On February 19th, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe confirmed his candidacy for the Presidential election expected in mid-2018, when he will be 94 years old.
President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
Mugabe previously said he wants to rule until he dies, although he said he is open to retirement if asked by his party.
“Of course if I feel that I can’t do it anymore, I will say so to my party so that they relieve me. But for now I think I can’t say so,” Mugabe said.
In 2018 his country will go to the polls, and he is the ruling ZANU-PF party's sole presidential candidate. If he wins, it will be Mugabe's last term as president of Zimbabwe.
President Mugabe has been president since 1980, this was when Zimbabwe gained its independence from Britain. He is Africa's oldest serving President, and third on the list of the continent's longest serving presidents./.
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