Zimbabwe opposition leader launches campaign with promise of prosperity

FILE PHOTO: Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa gestures while addressing a rally of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party in Harare, Zimbabwe, July11, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

GWERU, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa promised economic prosperity and an end to corruption as he launched his party's campaign on Sunday for national elections set for Aug. 23.

Chamisa, who leads the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is running against 80-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has led the ruling Zanu-PF since a coup ousted Robert Mugabe in 2017.