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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has dismissed demands by some war veterans calling upon him to quit the presidency, saying he is in power by popular vote.
The long-serving leader accused those calling for his resignation to be working with Western opponents to plot his ouster.
The 92-year-old was addressing thousands of Zimbabweans who rallied to support him just a few days after veterans called him a dictator.
“As long as the party says continue, I continue…If I still have the energy, I still have the life, the blessings of God, I will continue,” Mugabe said in a 50-minute address.
Mugabe has been in power for 36 years now and his country goes back to the polls in 2018.
