Monday, November 20, 2017

Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Says Mugabe Impeachment To Go Ahead -- News Roundup



Daily Mail: Mugabe is 'too old, let his wife usurp government powers and created a 15-year economic tailspin in Zimbabwe': Draft impeachment declares despot is a 'source of instability' as lawmakers claim it will take two days to get rid of him

* Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, 93, clung to power on Sunday night with a rambling speech in Harare
* The dictator vowed to hold a Zanu PF party conference in the coming weeks and said he would preside over it
* Tweets from his opponents suggest he was supposed to deliver a resignation speech, but went off-script
* There are claims Mugabe decided to fight on after intervention from his trusted cleric Father Fidelis Mukonori
* However, he is now said to have drafted a resignation letter having insisted on immunity for him and his wife
* Ruling Zanu PF said in a draft impeachment motion that Mugabe is a 'source of instability'

Robert Mugabe is a 'source of instability', has shown disrespect for the rule of law and is to blame for an economic tailspin over the past 15 years, his ruling party said in a draft impeachment motion today.

The 93-year-old could be thrown out of parliament within two days and is said to have demanded immunity for him and his wife, Grace, 52.

One member of the ruling Zanu PF party said the main charge against Mugabe was 'allowing his wife to usurp government powers' and that 'he is too old and cannot even walk without help'.

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More News On The Crisis In Zimbabwe

The Latest: Ruling party says Mugabe impeachment to go ahead -- AP
Zimbabwe crisis: What we know -- AFP
Deadline passes for Mugabe to resign -- BBC
Zimbabwe ruling party: Mugabe could be impeached in 2 days -- AP
Zimbabwe's Mugabe ignores party deadline to quit -- BBC
Noon deadline for defiant Mugabe passes as Zimbabwe crisis deepen -- AFP
Zimbabwe's opposition to decide on Mugabe impeachment Tuesday: chief whip -- Reuters
Zimbabwe: Ruling ZANU-PF party drafts impeachment motion against President Robert Mugabe -- ABC News Online
Zimbabwe: Mugabe ignores deadline to resign, faces impeachment -- UPI
Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF sets Mugabe impeachment ball rolling -- Reuters
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe clings to power as deadline passes -- DW
Robert Mugabe ignores ZANU-PF deadline to resign -- Al Jazeera
You and I have work to do. Thank you and goodnight': Mugabe's rambling 20-minute speech in full, which ended not with a resignation but with a vow to fight on -- Daily Mail
Robert Mugabe swapped speeches, say Zimbabwe war veterans -- The Guardian
Zimbabwean students rage against defiant Mugabe -- AFP
Zimbabwe broadcaster on stand-by for address by military: ZBC workers -- Reuters
Figure known as ‘Crocodile’ could replace Zimbabwe president -- AP
'Strategist' Mugabe's refusal to go a classic tactic -- AFP
Zimbabwe: Social media reacts to Robert Mugabe's speech -- Al Jazeera
'You can't sack our dad!' Robert Mugabe's pampered playboy son posts defiant message on Facebook before his father refuses to step down as Zimbabwe's president -- Daily Mail
Gucci Grace is held by the rebels she threatened to crush: Mugabe’s wife is detained at secret military base -- Daily Mail
Harare's streets are deserted as Zimbabwe stays home to watch Mugabe's speech - but is this the calm before the storm? -- Daily Mail
Zimbabwe opposition wants inclusive political process after military intervention -- Reuters
Zimbabwe’s political drama: What just happened? A timeline -- AP
Zimbabwe takeover: Five things you should know -- BBC

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Mugabe did not go quietly, so now he gets impeached.

James said...

WNU,
You just don't have enough culture so in Zimbabwe; Enter the "Crocodile"!
https://youtu.be/0XFy6nuuwbg