{"id":2674,"date":"2017-11-19T19:34:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T19:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2017-11-20T04:15:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T04:15:59","slug":"defiant-mugabe-vows-to-stay-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/defiant-mugabe-vows-to-stay-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Defiant Mugabe vows to stay on as Zimbabwe President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/405015\/400x225_405015.jpg?1510829404\" alt=\"Mugabe resisting mediation by Catholic priest for a graceful exit: report\" width=\"821\" height=\"464\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nov 19, 2017: Zimbabwe&#8217;s Robert Mugabe goes on national TV and vows to stay on as president, despite pressure for him to resign<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Zimbabwe&#8217;s embattled leader Robert Mugabe has vowed to stay in power for several weeks, despite mounting calls for him to stand down now.<\/p>\n<p>In a live TV address, Mr Mugabe said he would preside over the ruling party&#8217;s congress in December.<\/p>\n<p>Zanu-PF earlier sacked him as party leader, and gave him less than 24 hours to resign as president or be impeached.<\/p>\n<p>His grip on power has weakened since the military intervened on Wednesday, in a row over who should succeed him.<\/p>\n<p>The crisis began when the 93-year-old president sacked his deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, two weeks ago, angering army commanders who saw it as an attempt to position his wife as his successor.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><strong>Mugabe defies expectations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Crowds had gathered in Harare to watch the speech, with Mr Mugabe widely expected to resign.<\/p>\n<p>Instead though, flanked by military generals, he said &#8220;the [ruling Zanu-PF] party congress is due in a few weeks and I will preside over its processes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>President Mugabe acknowledged criticism from Zanu-PF, the military and public, and stressed the need to return Zimbabwe to normality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whatever the pros and cons of how they [the army] went about their operation, I, as commander-in-chief, do acknowledge their concerns,&#8221; he said, in reference to the army&#8217;s move last week to take over the state broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Africa Editor, Fergal Keane, said his understanding of the situation was that Mr Mugabe had agreed to resign, but then changed his mind.<\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov 19, 2017: Zimbabwe&#8217;s Robert Mugabe goes on national TV and vows to stay on as president, despite pressure for him to resign Zimbabwe&#8217;s embattled leader Robert Mugabe has vowed to stay in power for several weeks, despite mounting calls for him to stand down now. 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