HARARE -Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will not contest the 2028 elections.
This is despite his allies calling for him to stay in power longer.
Earlier in the year Zanu-PF expelled war veterans leader Blessed Geza after he called on Mnangagwa and his allies to drop the call for elections to be postponed to 2023.
Geza, who is now in hiding, belongs to Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's camp.
Mnangagwa surprised his party's central committee meeting by saying that elections will go ahead in 2028.
A political analyst believes he has succumbed to pressure from Chiwenga's group.
According to the Zimbabwean Constitution, elections must be held every five years, and it appears that the requirement will be upheld.