HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says he will only hand over power to those who share his ideology.
Mugabe faces opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in a June 27 presidential runoff.
The state-controlled Sunday Mail quoted Mugabe at a rally Saturday sounding a familiar campaign theme: portraying Tsvangirai as a puppet of the U.S. and Britain. Tsvangirai denies the allegations.
Mugabe says he is willing to give way to leaders committed to his party. But he says he would hang on as long as “sellouts amongst us” threatened to take power.
Tsvangirai topped a field of four in the first round of presidential voting in March. According to official results, however, he did not win the 50 percent plus one vote needed to avoid a runoff against Mugabe.
