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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Opposition leader and presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai returned to his homeland Saturday.
He called on President Robert Mugabe to “set his people free from poverty, hunger and fear” by stepping down.
Tsvangirai had left Zimbabwe six weeks ago. He arrived at the capital’s main airport Saturday with little fanfare, then sped off in a three-car convoy to a Harare hospital where victims of political violence were being treated.
“I return home to Zimbabwe with a sad heart,” he told reporters. “I have met and listened to the stories of the innocent people targeted by a regime seemingly desperate to cling to power.”
Tsvangirai faces a presidential runoff against Mugabe on June 27.
