Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced his willingness to concede defeat should he lose this year’s presidential election.
The new leader of the southern African country has told the BBC that his party the Zanu PF would not refuse to accept defeat should it lose the election expected to take place before July.
President Mnangagwa was quoted by the BBC as saying that “If we lose elections, that’s it.”
He also told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that “We want to have free, fair, credible elections, free of violence,” he said, adding he would welcome international observers.
“If you have that criteria, why would you want to deny international observers coming into our country? The EU… I would welcome them.” he said.
There are indications European Union member countries are willing to lift sanctioned imposed on Zimbabwe for nearly two decades during the Mugabe-era.
Zimbabwe suffered major economic retrogression following sanction imposition over claims of human rights abuses and poor democratic systems under former President Robert Mugabe.
Mnangagwa came into power last year after a military takeover forced former President Robert Mugabe to resign after staying in power since 1980.
Source: Africafeeds.com
