Mnangagwa ‘lacks both legitimacy and legality’, says opposition NPP
Harare — Zimbabwe’s opposition National People’s Party (NPP) said the country’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa lacks legitimacy and is overseeing military rule ahead of elections he says will take place before July. Mnangagwa should return Zimbabwe to legitimate civilian rule and introduce electoral reforms, Joice Mujuru, head of the NPP, said in an e-mailed statement late on Thursday. He must also undo "oppressive" legislation that undermines press freedom and enables the persecution and arrest of opposition party members, she said. Mnangagwa was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president two months ago after the military briefly took control from his predecessor, Robert Mugabe. He indicated the July deadline for elections earlier this week, and has invited both the UN and the EU to monitor voting, according to the Financial Times. Mnangagwa also has plans to revive an economy that’s halved in size since 2000, he said in an interview earlier this month. Calls to the presidency seeking comment ...
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