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Another coalition government in store for Zimbabwe - Coltart
05 Jun 2012 at 15:42hrs | Views
Welshman Ncube's MDC Legal affairs Secretary David Coltart says he foresee another coalition administration in Zimbabwe "between the moderate wing of Zanu-PF and the MDC."
Coltart, who is the Education minister, said coming elections would not be totally peaceful.
"It is certainly a possibility. One scenario that I can envisage is collaboration between the moderate wing of Zanu-PF and the MDC.
"The benefit of this arrangement would be to pacify the military and prevent a coup d'etat [by forces loyal to Mugabe] after an expected MDC win. That would benefit the MDC, while allow the moderates within Zanu-PF to have a stake in the future," Coltart told an US publication recently.
On elections he said "I don't expect them to be completely peaceful or totally fair, but I am hopeful that they will be much freer than last time. There is potential that they will be the best elections so far.
"The legal environment has improved. We will have better election laws this time around. Also, one of the key benefits of being in the same room with our opponents for three years is that they treat us with diminished hostility."
Coltart, who is the Education minister, said coming elections would not be totally peaceful.
"It is certainly a possibility. One scenario that I can envisage is collaboration between the moderate wing of Zanu-PF and the MDC.
On elections he said "I don't expect them to be completely peaceful or totally fair, but I am hopeful that they will be much freer than last time. There is potential that they will be the best elections so far.
"The legal environment has improved. We will have better election laws this time around. Also, one of the key benefits of being in the same room with our opponents for three years is that they treat us with diminished hostility."
Source - Byo24News
