Mugabe breaks cover

For the first time since he cast his vote on Saturday, our president is in full view again

President Mugabe was seen live on national television in Zimbabwe this afternoon, Thursday, once and for all scotching persistent rumours, fuelled by his non-appearance, that he had fled the country to hide in Malaysia.

He was shown greeting members of a delegation from the African Union. He appeared calm and relaxed, very much his usual well-suited self, as he chatted to the delegates.

The result of the Presidential election is still not available, but final figures are now expected to be announced tomorrow. Observers believe that neither Mugabe nor Tsvangirai, the leader of the MDC, will achieve the magic over-50 per cent vote, and this will mean a runoff if both decide to stay in the race.

Also tomorrow the Government's politburo is meeting. Mugabe and all his top security chiefs, intelligence officers, political aides and power men will presumably discuss what they do next. It is then that Mugabe will make the decision whether to continue to fight, or to retire.

Comments

[BM]

The government of Zimbabwe is now made up of a majority of MDC. The use of terms such as 'the government politburo' will have to be revised! What you mean is the Zanu-pf politburo!!

Even if Mugabe wants to play this pathetic game, we the people must not allow him to keep claiming space that is no longer 'his'... The army and the police come under the ministers of Defence and Home Affairs who are now MDC.

[RMacleod]

Mugabe's relaxed appearance could be due to one of three things. He is under sedation using prozac or a similar substance, or he is in complete denial and living in cuckoo land like the Iraq General Aziz just before the fall of Sadam, or he has something extremely cunning up his sleeve.

[Donald Francis]

Mugabe is definitely living in cloud cuckoo land. lol

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