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Welshman Ncube rallies 'troops' ahead of elections
14 Mar 2013 at 08:23hrs | Views
Welshman Ncube's formation of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says it will field candidates in all contested areas in the forthcoming harmonised elections, including in local government.
Ncube is tipped to contest against President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for the country's top job.
Critics have played down Ncube's chances of causing an upset in the race, but his party believes he has a good chance.
Nhlanhla Dube, the MDC's spokesperson said: "The provinces are almost through with their confirmation of the party's presidential candidate for the next election. Indications, currently at 60 percent, signal that Ncube will be the candidate and as the final results will show, he will receive 100 percent endorsement from the party throughout all the provinces."
The MDC indicated that it would also field candidates to contest in parliamentary, senatorial and council elections in all the constituencies in Zimbabwe. The MDC in January opened a month-long nomination process for party candidates for the position of president, parliamentarians, senators and councillors. The process was completed last month.
It is understood that the MDC will also contest for the post of mayor in Harare and Bulawayo as it attempts to break the MDC-T stranglehold on the two metropolitan provinces.
"We will not be found wanting in the next harmonised elections. We are prepared and geared up to win resoundingly in the next elections," Dube said.
Meanwhile, Dube has dismissed media reports that Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga was fanning tribalism in the party by influencing support for candidates along tribal lines.
"Those are infantile attempts at a scandal. How can Misihairabwi-Mushonga be tribal? She has the interests of the party at heart and has no reason to be involved in petty-tribal politics," said Dube.
Ncube is tipped to contest against President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for the country's top job.
Critics have played down Ncube's chances of causing an upset in the race, but his party believes he has a good chance.
Nhlanhla Dube, the MDC's spokesperson said: "The provinces are almost through with their confirmation of the party's presidential candidate for the next election. Indications, currently at 60 percent, signal that Ncube will be the candidate and as the final results will show, he will receive 100 percent endorsement from the party throughout all the provinces."
The MDC indicated that it would also field candidates to contest in parliamentary, senatorial and council elections in all the constituencies in Zimbabwe. The MDC in January opened a month-long nomination process for party candidates for the position of president, parliamentarians, senators and councillors. The process was completed last month.
It is understood that the MDC will also contest for the post of mayor in Harare and Bulawayo as it attempts to break the MDC-T stranglehold on the two metropolitan provinces.
"We will not be found wanting in the next harmonised elections. We are prepared and geared up to win resoundingly in the next elections," Dube said.
Meanwhile, Dube has dismissed media reports that Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga was fanning tribalism in the party by influencing support for candidates along tribal lines.
"Those are infantile attempts at a scandal. How can Misihairabwi-Mushonga be tribal? She has the interests of the party at heart and has no reason to be involved in petty-tribal politics," said Dube.
Source - fingaz
