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'Zanu-PF will not resort to violence this time,' says Chiwenga
25 May 2018 at 11:53hrs | Views
Vice President, General (retired) Constantino Chiwenga has said that election violence is a thing of the past and that Zanu-PF would not resort to violence ahead of the 2018 harmonised elections, NewZimbabwe.com reported.
The ruling Zanu-PF party has been accused of using violence in the past in order to intimidate people into voting for them.
Addressing Zanu-PF supporters at a rally in Zvishavane on Wednesday, Chiwenga, who is now the country's vice president, was instrumental in toppling Mugabe after leading the military intervention codenamed, Operation Restore Legacy assured the crowd that the elections will be above board.
"As we go for elections, these elections must be peaceful. They must be held in a peaceful environment, so we can achieve fairness," declared Chiwenga.
"Violence is now a thing of the past, Zimbabwe has now come of age, we will never resort to violence during elections".
The ruling Zanu-PF party has been accused of using violence in the past in order to intimidate people into voting for them.
"As we go for elections, these elections must be peaceful. They must be held in a peaceful environment, so we can achieve fairness," declared Chiwenga.
"Violence is now a thing of the past, Zimbabwe has now come of age, we will never resort to violence during elections".
Source - newzimbabwe
