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| Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe woos youth vote | Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe woos youth vote |
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| Zimbabwe's 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe has begun a series of rallies across the country in a bid to win the support of young people ahead of elections next year. | |
| A huge crowd gathered for Friday's rally in a stadium at Marondera, a small town east of the capital, Harare, the state-run Herald newspaper reports. | |
| It adds that the president is planning nine other similar rallies this year. | It adds that the president is planning nine other similar rallies this year. |
| Mr Mugabe has been in power since 1980 and is due to run again in 2018. | Mr Mugabe has been in power since 1980 and is due to run again in 2018. |
| At the rally, he told those who are vying to succeed him to "be at peace". | |
| He added: "The time will come, it's certainly coming". | |
| The country has a youthful population with more than 70% under 35, according to the last census. | The country has a youthful population with more than 70% under 35, according to the last census. |
| There have been some recent concerns about the president's health. He has been seen sleeping at several recent meetings but his spokesman said he was resting his eyes. | There have been some recent concerns about the president's health. He has been seen sleeping at several recent meetings but his spokesman said he was resting his eyes. |