Zimbabwe's president gets bad news from his party

Central party committee Z ANU-PF in Zimbabwe on Sunday removed President Robert Mugabe from his post as party leader. The party also announced that it had been named Emmerson Mnanggwan in his country.

Mugabe's wife, Grace, also left the party.

One day after the country erupted joyfully with the hope of ending Mugabe's era, it is the first formal step taken to oust it, reports “Deutsche Welle”, the Periscope broadcast.

The meeting comes ahead of a second round of talks between Mugabes and the army commander to find a dignified end to multi-year presidential rule.

We have recaled President Mugabe, he is no fugitive the president of ZANU PF. May he leave with Grace.

) ZANU PF (@zanu pf) November 19, 2017

Chris Mutswangwa, who led the campaign to get rid of Mugaben, said the party meeting agenda also includes the restoration of former Vice President Emmerson Mnanggawa and the removal of the president's wife, Grace Mugabe, as president of “Z ANU-PF Women's League”

The Central Committee said Mugabe should resign as president from Monday, or parliament will begin suspension procedures Tuesday.

The Youth League has been too loyal to Mugabes, but now it says it must resign “so it can cease as an old statesman who is”.

Zimbabwe officials have not uncovered details about talks scheduled for Sunday, but it is said the army would prefer Mugabe voluntarily resign for the sake of establishing a legitimacy in handing over the presidential leadership.

There is speculation that Mugabe can use whatever power he has left to try to preserve his heritage as one of Africa's leaders of liberation, or perhaps to protect himself and his family from prosecution.

Next Tuesday, the South Africa Development Community (SADC) will discuss Zimbabwe's political crisis when meeting for a four-day summit in Luandas' capital./Periscopi/