Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that he will step down if he loses the elections to be held in a few months.
While addressing Zimbabweans living in Botswana on Monday, Mnangagwa called on those who did not want to vote for him to do so saying that he would still romp to victory in the polls, local online website, the Herald reports.
“The test of the pudding is in the eating. My brother you are welcome to come and vote in Zimbabwe. There are four harmonised elections. You will vote for the President in a separate vote, the MP, the councillor and the Senate.
“So if you are worried about me, come and cast a vote against me, but I will still win,” he said, drawing laughter from the audience.
The 75-year-old, who took over power from Robert Mugabe under a coup plot by the army said expressed his confidence to win the forthcoming elections but also promised to step aside to allow peaceful transition if he does not win.
The president also called for investments, saying that foreigners who invest money in the country can repatriate their investments to their home countries as long as they do not breach the Exchange Control Act.
The country is set to hold elections around July this year, the first time since independence the southern African state will conduct a vote that does not involve former president Robert Mugabe.
Mnangagwa promised to ensure that Zimbabwe delivers free, credible, fair, and indisputable elections to ensure Zimbabwe engages the world as a qualified democratic state.
