Zimbabwean president at his inauguration says the disputed election reveals a ‘mature democracy’
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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivers his speech during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Mnangagwa Monday hailed recent elections as a sign of the countrys mature democracy and a victory over Western adversaries, as he took an oath of office following polls whose credibility was questioned by multiple observer missions, including those from Africa. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, left, talks to Zimbabwe's Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri during Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Mnangagwa Monday hailed recent elections as a sign of the countrys mature democracy and a victory over Western adversaries, as he took an oath of office following polls whose credibility was questioned by multiple observer missions, including those from Africa. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa takes his oath, during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital, Harare, Monday, Sept. 4 2023. Mnangagwa won a second and final-five year term in another disputed poll in the politically and economic troubled southern African nation. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa gestures during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital, Harare, Monday, Sept. 4 2023. Mnangagwa won a second and final-five year term in another disputed poll in the politically and economic troubled southern African nation. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa takes his oath, during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital, Harare, Monday, Sept. 4 2023. Mnangagwa won a second and final-five year term in another disputed poll in the politically and economic troubled southern African nation. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, left, greets Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Mnangagwa Monday hailed recent elections as a sign of the countrys mature democracy and a victory over Western adversaries, as he took an oath of office following polls whose credibility was questioned by multiple observer missions, including those from Africa. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa greets other heads of states during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Mnangagwa Monday hailed recent elections as a sign of the countrys mature democracy and a victory over Western adversaries, as he took an oath of office following polls whose credibility was questioned by multiple observer missions, including those from Africa. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa takes his oath during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Mnangagwa Monday hailed recent elections as a sign of the countrys mature democracy and a victory over Western adversaries, as he took an oath of office following polls whose credibility was questioned by multiple observer missions, including those from Africa. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa greets other heads of states during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Mnangagwa Monday hailed recent elections as a sign of the countrys mature democracy and a victory over Western adversaries, as he took an oath of office following polls whose credibility was questioned by multiple observer missions, including those from Africa. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Mnangagwa Monday hailed recent elections as a sign of the countrys mature democracy and a victory over Western adversaries, as he took an oath of office following polls whose credibility was questioned by multiple observer missions, including those from Africa. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivers his speech during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Mnangagwa Monday hailed recent elections as a sign of the countrys mature democracy and a victory over Western adversaries, as he took an oath of office following polls whose credibility was questioned by multiple observer missions, including those from Africa. (AP Photo /Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
