WATCH: Mujuru's statement on Bikita West Elections

Thank You

My fellow Zimbabweans, elections are the foundations upon which democracy is built.

The principle of "one man, one vote " is the reason why Zimbabweans fought the war of Independence and emerged victorious in 1980.

Today, young Zimbabweans face a different kind of enemy: Poverty, unemployment, disease and fear.

To every young person, brother, sister, mother and father in Bikita West who went to the polling station and voted on Sartuday, I would like to say Thank You!

I know you voted under very difficult circumstances but you demonstrated that ZimPF is very much alive. Though a victory would have been better, our performance is commendable for a party that is less than a year old and yet to hold its elective convention.

We went into this election to test the waters and clearly our opponents have not changed their unorthodox dirty campaign strategies which includes violence, intimidation and vote buying. This experience will inform our strategy for tackling the 2018 election.

To all our ZimPF supporters, diaspora friends and other opposition parties, I would like to assure you that we are committed to democratic elections and we will contest the forthcoming elections regardless of the difficult conditions currently prevailing in Zimbabwe.

Iwe neni tine basa!