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Wallace Ruzvidzo
Herald Reporter
PRESIDENT of the Central American state of Nicaragua, Mr Daniel Ortega, has congratulated President Mnangagwa after he won last month’s presidential election with his Zanu PF party also attaining a Parliamentary majority.
President Mnangagwa won the presidential election after polling 2 350 711 votes (52,6 percent), beating his nearest challenger, Mr Nelson Chamisa of CCC, who got 1 967 343 (44 percent).
In his congratulatory message, President Ortega said Zimbabwe was a sister nation hence his country was wishing Zimbabweans continued and sustained prosperity.
President Ortega said they were committed to increasing co-operation with Zimbabwe.
“Comrade Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Dear brother. From our Blessed and Always Free Nicaragua, with respect and recognition we salute you, the people and Government of Zimbabwe, and the Zanu PF party, for the electoral victory achieved in the presidential elections of that sister nation.
“We congratulate the brave people of Zimbabwe and convey our best wishes for success, peace, prosperity and good living in this new period of Government, reiterating our unwavering commitment to continue strengthening the fraternal bonds of solidarity and brotherhood that unite our peoples and Governments,” he said.
“With the affection and respect of the Nicaraguan people for the people of Zimbabwe.”
President Mnangagwa’s victory has been wholly received across the globe with many of his counterparts conveying congratulatory messages, in a show of confidence in the polls’ credibility and Zimbabwe’s overall electoral processes.
The President has since already shifted his focus to continue growing the country’s economy as well as seeing to it that the current development trajectory is sustained, as promised.
“Zimbabwe is surely on the rise. Our national development philosophy, Nyika inovakwa, igotongwa, igonamatigwa, nevene vayo, Ilizwe lakhiwa, libuswe, likhulekelwe ngabanikazi balo, shall continue to be the beacon of our pro-people policies, anchored on Pan-African values and norms,” said President Mnangagwa.
“This philosophy sums up our sovereignty as well as the collective duty and obligation we have to develop our country and the African continent.
“The transformation of the living standards of our people, especially those in rural communities, will be accelerated, while the concerns of those in urban areas will not be neglected.
“Responsive policies, projects and programmes, which begun during the first term of my Presidency, are on course to lift many more people, out of poverty and into prosperity”.
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