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MDC ask British 'insist on ED abiding by elections norms' - hypocrites, MDC is not abiding by common sense
03 Apr 2018 at 20:37hrs | Views
"Professor Welshman Ncube, the spokesperson for the coalition MDC Alliance spoke out against the British and the Chinese for seemingly backing President Mnangagwa," reported Bulawayo24.
" Said Ncube, "We think it is inappropriate for the British and the Chinese to pick a horse in this election. They should, instead, insist on Zimbabwe abiding by international norms and standards for the conduct of free, fair and credible elections.
"Responding to the allegations, Simon Thomas, the Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy Harare said that his country did not care about who wins the polls. He insisted that his country's only interest in the election was that it should be conducted under free and fair conductions. Writing on microblogging site Twitter, Thomas said."
This article raises two points of interest:
1) It is heartening to hear that the British are keen to see clean free, fair and credible elections. But, if the truth be told, they have certainly taken their eyes off the ball because whilst everyone is concerned that President Mnangagwa and his Junta regime has done nothing to ensure free and fair election. The regime has made a big song and dance about holding free and fair elections and yet has gone out of its way to resist implementing the democratic reforms designed to stop Zanu PF rigging elections.
Indeed, the regime has continued with its vote rigging programmes set in motion before the deposing of Mugabe last November. President Mnangagwa has bought the Chief the twin cab trucks Mugabe had promised, a bribe to ensure the Chiefs carry out their usual task of intimidate and frog march rural voters to vote for Zanu PF.
The British have become preoccupied with normalising Zimbabwe's relationship and trade with the West, EU and the UK itself forgetting that all these will come to naught if Zanu PF fails to hold free and fair elections.
If the elections are rigged, President Mnangagwa may just as well advertise on bill-board "Zimbabwe is NOT open for business!" Because by rigging the elections the regime will have confirmed the country is still a pariah state ruled by thugs. No one, foreign or local, wants to do business with lawless thugs!
2) It is rich that Professor Welshman Ncube should be calling on the British to keep their eyes on the political ball, demands to implement the democratic reforms to ensure free, fair and credible elections. Was it not the Professor and his MDC friends who sold-out and failed to implement even one reform in five years of the GNU?
SADC leaders, literally begged, Professor Ncube and his MDC friends not to take part in the 2013 elections without implementing the reforms first. The MDC leaders paid no heed because they did not care that the elections would be rigged as long as they won the few gravy train seats Zanu PF gave away as bait.
"The worst aspect for me about the failure to agree a coalition was that both MDCs couldn't now do the obvious – withdraw from the elections," explained Senator Coltart.
"The electoral process was so flawed, so illegal, that the only logical step was to withdraw, which would compel SADC to hold Zanu PF to account. But such was the distrust between the MDC-T and MDC-N that neither could withdraw for fear that the other would remain in the elections, winning seats and giving the process credibility."
President Mnangagwa and his Junta have refused to implement even one reform and it is clear the elections are being rigged right before our own eyes. These elections should have never been allowed to go ahead without first implementing the reforms; Professor Ncube and his friends in the opposition camp should have pointedly refused to have anything to do with the flawed elections.
All the international community, include SADC, must do now is make sure the elections are declared null and void and finally put an end to this charade!
"They (British) should, instead, insist on Zimbabwe abiding by international norms and standards for the conduct of free, fair and credible elections," say Professor Ncube. What a hypocrite! When have you or any MDC leader ever abided by any norm or even common sense yourself?
"Responding to the allegations, Simon Thomas, the Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy Harare said that his country did not care about who wins the polls. He insisted that his country's only interest in the election was that it should be conducted under free and fair conductions. Writing on microblogging site Twitter, Thomas said."
This article raises two points of interest:
1) It is heartening to hear that the British are keen to see clean free, fair and credible elections. But, if the truth be told, they have certainly taken their eyes off the ball because whilst everyone is concerned that President Mnangagwa and his Junta regime has done nothing to ensure free and fair election. The regime has made a big song and dance about holding free and fair elections and yet has gone out of its way to resist implementing the democratic reforms designed to stop Zanu PF rigging elections.
Indeed, the regime has continued with its vote rigging programmes set in motion before the deposing of Mugabe last November. President Mnangagwa has bought the Chief the twin cab trucks Mugabe had promised, a bribe to ensure the Chiefs carry out their usual task of intimidate and frog march rural voters to vote for Zanu PF.
The British have become preoccupied with normalising Zimbabwe's relationship and trade with the West, EU and the UK itself forgetting that all these will come to naught if Zanu PF fails to hold free and fair elections.
If the elections are rigged, President Mnangagwa may just as well advertise on bill-board "Zimbabwe is NOT open for business!" Because by rigging the elections the regime will have confirmed the country is still a pariah state ruled by thugs. No one, foreign or local, wants to do business with lawless thugs!
2) It is rich that Professor Welshman Ncube should be calling on the British to keep their eyes on the political ball, demands to implement the democratic reforms to ensure free, fair and credible elections. Was it not the Professor and his MDC friends who sold-out and failed to implement even one reform in five years of the GNU?
SADC leaders, literally begged, Professor Ncube and his MDC friends not to take part in the 2013 elections without implementing the reforms first. The MDC leaders paid no heed because they did not care that the elections would be rigged as long as they won the few gravy train seats Zanu PF gave away as bait.
"The worst aspect for me about the failure to agree a coalition was that both MDCs couldn't now do the obvious – withdraw from the elections," explained Senator Coltart.
"The electoral process was so flawed, so illegal, that the only logical step was to withdraw, which would compel SADC to hold Zanu PF to account. But such was the distrust between the MDC-T and MDC-N that neither could withdraw for fear that the other would remain in the elections, winning seats and giving the process credibility."
President Mnangagwa and his Junta have refused to implement even one reform and it is clear the elections are being rigged right before our own eyes. These elections should have never been allowed to go ahead without first implementing the reforms; Professor Ncube and his friends in the opposition camp should have pointedly refused to have anything to do with the flawed elections.
All the international community, include SADC, must do now is make sure the elections are declared null and void and finally put an end to this charade!
"They (British) should, instead, insist on Zimbabwe abiding by international norms and standards for the conduct of free, fair and credible elections," say Professor Ncube. What a hypocrite! When have you or any MDC leader ever abided by any norm or even common sense yourself?
Source - zsdemocrats.blogspot.co.uk
