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Tsvangirai raring to lead a coalition against Mugabe
14 Dec 2016 at 06:01hrs | Views
A fired up opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday gave the strongest hint to date that he is he is raring o lead the mooted grand coalition in the eagerly anticipated 2018 national elections after the set clear conditions for the mooted pact.
The former prime minister in the inclusive government who commands a huge following among Zimbabweans and remains the only politician in the history of the post –independence state to defeat president Robert Mugabe, also said opposition parties needed to field a candidate in 2018 with a real chance of winning that year's.
Tsvangirai said in light of the national consensus for the mooted opposition alliance, his party had set and defined its principles for engagement with other parties in the proposed coalition.
Tsvangirai said his party sought a pact "that minimises the unknowns by providing an equitable and scientific and objective basis for approaching the election based on known strengths of political leaders and parties nationally and in given electoral districts".
This approach is seen as shutting out Biti, whose party has not contested in any election since its formation two years ago. Ncube's party fared badly in the last election, but MDC sources said they had an electoral base compared to the "unknown" PDP and the 13 other parties that have been pushing for a coalition.
A coalition with Ncube will come as a surprise for many, as there is reported bad blood between the MDC leader and Tsvangirai since an acrimonious split in 2005 and failed coalition talks in 2008
Source - dailynews
