Zimbabwe: Why Mugabe's Latest Challenger Will Find It Hard to Break the Mould

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Former Zimbabwean vice-president Joice Mujuru has her sights set on upsetting President Robert Mugabe's 36-year hold on power with her newly formed Zimbabwe People First party. But it won't be easy.

Since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has held ten elections characterised by multiparty competition. Mugabe's ZANU-PF party has dominated all of them.

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