穆加贝拒绝辞任津巴布韦总统

Robert Mugabe, the man who has presided over Zimbabwe for nearly 40 years, defied calls to step down as head of state on Sunday night after earlier being sacked as leader of the ruling Zanu-PF party.

统治津巴布韦近40年的罗伯特•穆加贝(Robert Mugabe)周日晚间宣布拒绝辞任国家元首，此前执政的非洲民族联盟-爱国阵线(Zanu-PF)解除了其党首之职。

Mr Mugabe, the world’s oldest leader, had been told to resign as president by midday on Monday or face impeachment by parliament. But on Sunday evening he shocked viewers around the world when he said he would preside over Zanu-PF’s congress next month and gave no sign that he would relinquish his role as president.

世界最年长的国家领导人穆加贝，被要求在周一中午前辞去总统之职，否则将面临议会弹劾。但周日晚间，他表示自己将主持下月召开的非洲民族联盟-爱国阵线代表大会，没有表现出将要辞职的任何迹象，此举令全世界的电视观众震惊。

Flanked by the generals who have taken over the country — and stumbling through a sometimes rambling speech — he admitted that his ruling party had become involved in factional infighting that had neglected the economy and damaged its people.

在接管了这个国家的将军们的簇拥下，穆加贝费力地发表了一场时而语无伦次的演讲——他承认，他所在的执政党陷入了派系内讧，忽视了经济发展，损害了人民的利益。

But he said events this week were “not a threat” to his authority and told the nation: “We cannot be guided by bitterness.”

但他表示，本周发生的事件对于自己的权威“不构成威胁”，并告诉全国民众：“我们不能被怨恨牵着走。”

The drama unfolded just hours after the ruling party Zanu-PF ditched Mr Mugabe as its head and replaced him with Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose dismissal as Zimbabwe’s vice-president triggered last week’s military takeover.

这一戏剧性场面出现的几小时前，执政党非洲民族联盟-爱国阵线解除了穆加贝的党首职位、代之以埃默森•姆南加古瓦(Emmerson Mnangagwa)。上周军事接管的导火线正是穆加贝解除姆南加古瓦的副总统职位。

Zanu-PF also expelled Grace Mugabe, Mr Mugabe’s 52-year-old wife, whose plotting to succeed her husband and purge the party of war veterans had pushed the army to intervene. The party will now press for her prosecution on charges of corruption.

非洲民族联盟-爱国阵线还开除了穆加贝52岁的妻子格雷丝•穆加贝(Grace Mugabe)。格雷斯图谋接替丈夫出任总统，并在党内排挤战争老兵，导致了军队的干预。现在，该党将要求以腐败罪名对格雷斯提起公诉。