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MDC-Alliance might pull out of election race
15 Jun 2018 at 08:20hrs | Views
MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora and Chamisa's chief election agent Jameson Timba warned yesterday that the party might pull out of the election race if Zec continues to withhold the voters' roll and refuses to accede to their demand for reforms ahead of the polls.
"Boycotting the election is the last resort but given the pain Zimbabweans have gone through we are preparing for the elections. Boycotting is a political possibility but at the moment we are concentrating on giving Zimbabweans an alternative in this election," Mwonzora said.
Timba chipped in: "Our president said if the demands are not met there will be no election, and I would like to reiterate that. Do not underestimate our president's resolve and capacity to follow this through."
Mwonzora added that the MDC-T would continue to dictate terms in the alliance since it was the main player.
"It's not fair to equalise the unequal. The MDC-T will dominate the alliance," he said.
The former Nyanga North legislator also closed the door on former President Robert Mugabe's National Patriotic Front (NPF).
"We have not been in discussions with the NPF. We have talked to individuals and they will stand in select constituencies. We have no agreement with the NPF," he said.
"Boycotting the election is the last resort but given the pain Zimbabweans have gone through we are preparing for the elections. Boycotting is a political possibility but at the moment we are concentrating on giving Zimbabweans an alternative in this election," Mwonzora said.
Timba chipped in: "Our president said if the demands are not met there will be no election, and I would like to reiterate that. Do not underestimate our president's resolve and capacity to follow this through."
Mwonzora added that the MDC-T would continue to dictate terms in the alliance since it was the main player.
"It's not fair to equalise the unequal. The MDC-T will dominate the alliance," he said.
The former Nyanga North legislator also closed the door on former President Robert Mugabe's National Patriotic Front (NPF).
"We have not been in discussions with the NPF. We have talked to individuals and they will stand in select constituencies. We have no agreement with the NPF," he said.
Source - newsday
