On Eve of Zimbabwe’s Election, Mugabe Rails Against an Old Friend

Former president throws support behind opposition and says November military intervention that forced him to step down undermined Zimbabwe’s constitution

Zimbabwe’s ousted longtime leader Robert Mugabe on Sunday endorsed the opposition in Monday’s presidential election, his first intervention in a tight vote that—for the first time since 1980—doesn’t feature his name on the ballot.

“I cannot vote for those who have tormented me,” the 94-year-old Mr. Mugabe, slouched behind a pile of microphones, said in a news conference at his home on the outskirts of the capital Harare. “I’ll make my choice among the other 22 [candidates].”

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