Media outlets in Zimbabwe report that former president Robert Mugabe is backing the National Patriotic Party, a breakaway party from his former party Zanu-PF, in a bid to make a political comeback.
Retired army brigadier and Zanu-PF MP Ambrose Mutinhiri, a veteran of the liberation struggle of the 1970s, resigned from the Party and from Parliament a week ago. On Sunday Mutinhiri met Mugabe and then on Monday announced the launch of the NPF. The NPF is seen as a political vehicle for the so-called G40 faction of Zanu-PF, which included Mugabe's wife Grace and is bitterly opposed to Mnangagwa.
Though Mugabe's extent of involvement in the NPF is not yet clear, the NPF might cause a serious spoiler for Zanu-PF in the upcoming elections and for Mr Mugabe this move might tarnish his name even further.
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https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/editorpicks/zimbabwe-reported-comeback-of-94-year-old-robert-mugabe-is-a-risky-move/ar-BBK291A?ocid=spartanntp_edu
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