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Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Backs President Robert Mugabe In 2008 Run
April 2, 2007 1:27 p.m. EST
Ihuoma Ezeh - All Headline News
Harare, Zimbabwe (AHN) -
The Zanu-PF party, Zimbabwe's ruling political party, is supporting President Robert Mugabe in his run in the 2008 election.
The news came as two opposing party factions were eager for Mugabe to stand down in order to end the political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe.
Nathan Shamuyarira, the party's spokesman, announced in a meeting in Harare that the party was endorsing Mugabe as its candidate for the 2008 election.
"The resolution was accepted by the central committee," Shamuyarira said. "The candidate for the party in 2008 will be the president himself."
Edgar Tekere, a Zimbawean veteran, said endorsing Mugabe would be a disaster.
"They are engaging in their madness of singing 'Mugabe, Mugabe!' That's no good for the country and for the party," allafrica.com quotes Tekere as saying. "It means we are going to continue to sink."
Peter Biles, BBC's southern Africa correspondent, said Mugabe's critics are convinced that his leadership is strongly damaging the country, and that with the economy out of control, Mugabe should step down.
The Movement for Democratic Change, an activist group in Zimbabwe, said the news was shocking.
Mugabe, 83, has been president since 1980, when Zimbabwe obtained its independence from Britain.
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