Zimbabwe and the shifts in ‘ruling party syndrome’

The single party that rules for decades and monopolizes all the political space available is a specialty of southern African countries that had to fight liberation wars.
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured at the UN in 2022, and his ZANU-PF party are expected to win the country's general election later this week.

LONDON, U.K.—“No-one will stop us from ruling this country. You will be lost if you don't vote for ZANU-PF,” said President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe earlier this month.

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