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Supreme Court nullifies post of speaker of parliament
10 Mar 2011 at 09:29hrs | Views
Zimbabwe's Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of the speaker of parliament, who came from opposition ranks, about two years after President Robert Mugabe's party lost the post for the first time.
The country's highest constitutional court ruled that the election of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ally, Lovemore Moyo, did not follow proper procedures after a challenge by a senior member of Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, lawyers said.
The ruling is likely to escalate tensions in the fragile unity government at a time Mugabe's ZANU-PF is pushing for elections this year. This also means Tsvangirai's MDC will have to fight for the position again.
The country's highest constitutional court ruled that the election of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ally, Lovemore Moyo, did not follow proper procedures after a challenge by a senior member of Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, lawyers said.
The ruling is likely to escalate tensions in the fragile unity government at a time Mugabe's ZANU-PF is pushing for elections this year. This also means Tsvangirai's MDC will have to fight for the position again.
Source - Reuters
