Zimbabwe's incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed a "new and
unfolding democracy" after returning from exile to replace Robert
Mugabe.
He also vowed to create jobs in a country where some estimates say 90% of people are unemployed.
"We want to grow our economy, we want peace, we want jobs, jobs, jobs," he told a cheering crowd in Harare.
Mr Mnangagwa, who fled to South Africa two weeks ago, is to be made the new president on Friday, state TV said.
His dismissal led the ruling party and the military to intervene and force an end to Mr Mugabe's 37-year long rule.
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He told supporters at the headquarters of the ruling Zanu-PF party that
he had been the subject of several assassination plots and thanked the
army for running the "process" of removing Mr Mugabe peacefully.
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