Mugabe and wife<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nZimbabwe\u2019s President Robert Mugabe, 93, has been urged by his wife to name his successor in order to end divisions over who the next leader will be.<\/p>\n
The president should not be \u201cafraid\u201d to choose his heir and his word would be \u201cfinal\u201d, Grace Mugabe said.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe is the world\u2019s oldest ruler, and his Zanu-PF party has nominated him to stand for re-election next year.<\/p>\n
But rival factions have been vying to strengthen their position as concern about his health mounts.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe looks increasingly frail, and has been on three medical trips to Singapore this year.<\/p>\n
However, his aides have played down fears about his health, saying he goes to Singapore only for specialised eye treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident, don\u2019t be afraid. Tell us who is your choice, which horse we should back,\u201d Mrs Mugabe told a meeting of Zanu-PF\u2019s women\u2019s wing, AFP news agency reports.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you tell us the horse to back, we will rise in our numbers and openly support that horse. Why should our horse be concealed?\u201d she added, in a speech switching between English and local language Shona.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe was present when his 52-year-old wife made the comments, but did not respond.<\/p>\n
She has been rumoured as a potential successor, as has Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, and is expected to defeat his main rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, in next year\u2019s poll.<\/p>\n
The opposition says the electoral commission is biased and will rig the poll in Mr Mugabe\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n
Last year, Zanu-PF youth leader Kudzai Chipanga said that \u201cit was written in the Bible that he [Mr Mugabe] won\u2019t just rule the country but would die in office\u201d.<\/p>\n
In February, Mrs Mugabe said her husband was so popular that if he died, he could run as a corpse and still win in an election.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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