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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in for a second term on Monday after being declared the winner of last month’s disputed elections, when he promised to lift millions of people out of poverty.

Zimbabweans went to the polls on August 23 to elect a new president, parliamentarians and local council members, but the main opposition party called the results a “gigantic fraud”.

In his speech after being sworn in, Mnangagwa pleaded for unity in the aftermath of the election, promising to revive the struggling economy.

“The responsive policies launched during the first term of my presidency are on track to lift many people out of poverty,” according to Mnangagwa.

Thousands of Mnangagwa supporters, most of whom traveled by bus from across the country, sang and danced as the 80-year-old entered the National Sports Stadium alongside his wife.

He was sworn in before Chief Justice Luke Malaba who in 2018 declared Mnangagwa the winner following a challenge in the Constitutional Court.

Several African leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Mozambican leader Phillipe Nyusi and Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, attended the inauguration ceremony, while Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema opted to stay away.

Mnangagwa’s second term comes amid growing economic challenges, with the Zimdollar having plunged 80% since the start of the year as international funding remains frozen.