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Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa<\/a> addresses party supporters at a gathering in Harare, Tuesday, Jan, 21, 2020. Chamisa said his party will roll out street protests against the government, as efforts by local churches and regional political leaders to resolve electoral disputes have failed. (AP Photo\/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)<\/p>\n

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) \u2014 Zimbabwe\u2019s main opposition leader said Tuesday he will roll out anti-government street protests this year, declaring that the collapsing economy will improve only if political issues, including a long-disputed election, are resolved.<\/p>\n

Nelson Chamisa told hundreds of Movement for Democratic Change party supporters in the capital, Harare, that he will use the protests to push for a \u201dtransitional authority\u201d to run the southern African nation until credible elections are held.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year is going to be a year of demonstrations and action,\u201d he said to cheers. \u201cIt is time to fight for a Zimbabwe we all want, and have been dreaming of. Come what may, we will not be intimidated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe held largely peaceful elections in 2018 in a transition from former leader Robert Mugabe\u2019s nearly four-decade rule. But days later the military shot dead several people in Harare as opposition supporters protested a delay in releasing results.<\/p>\n

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe protege, has said Chamisa should accept the election results, but the opposition leader still asserts the vote was rigged even though the constitutional court threw out his legal challenge.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe\u2019s military and police have crushed subsequent anti-government protests, while opposition events are routinely banned.<\/p>\n

Police were uncharacteristically absent at Tuesday\u2019s rally, although officers mounted roadblocks on roads leading into downtown and circulated with loudspeakers shouting: \u201cDon\u2019t be used, please go to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Local churches have failed to bring Mnangagwa and Chamisa to the negotiating table, while former South African president Thabo Mbeki, with the support of the regional Southern African Development Community, visited Zimbabwe late last year to push for dialogue.<\/p>\n

The economy has continued to deteriorate, erasing hopes of improved fortunes that greeted the fall of Mugabe in 2017.<\/p>\n

At the rally on Tuesday, his first this year, Chamisa said the military, which led the coup against Mugabe and continues to hold significant influence in political matters, should take part in any future dialogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa addresses party supporters at a gathering in Harare, Tuesday, Jan, 21, 2020. Chamisa said his party will roll out street protests against the government, as efforts by local churches and regional political leaders to resolve electoral disputes have failed. 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