He formed ZANU into a political party, known as Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front. Predictions were made that ZANU–PF would win the election on the basis of the country's ethnic divisions
Anakhazikitsa ZANU kukhala chipani cha ndale, chotchedwa Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front. Ananeneratu kuti ZANU-PF idzapambana pachisankho potengera kusiyana kwa mitundu ya dziko