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MDC Congress dates announced: Elias Mudzuri
01 Apr 2011 at 04:53hrs | Views
The MDC's 3rd National Congress has been set for 30 April to 1 May in Bulawayo, the MDC National Organising Secretary, Hon. Elias Mudzuri has said. Addressing journalists at Harvest House today, Hon. Mudzuri said the party would from this weekend conduct provincial elections in preparation for the Congress whose theme is; "United, Winning – The People's Covenant to Real Change".
The theme has been chosen because the MDC is a Party of Excellence that been winning elections and fighting to bring real change to the people of Zimbabwe. Hon. Mudzuri said the party has drafted a Code of Conduct that will guide the holding of elections. Under the Code of Conduct, vote buying, violence, defamation, intimidation, tribalism, nepotism and other misdemeanours are liable for disciplinary action. Hon. Mudzuri said this would limit discohesion in the structures.
He said the party has set gender equality as a priority to ensure that competent female leadership is elected at every level of the party. After the provincial elections, the MDC will hold its main Congress in Bulawayo at the end of April.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga is expected to be the guest of honour at the Congress. Other political parties from across Africa, international socialist and labour organisations are expected to attend.
The MDC Youth and Women's Assemblies will hold their separate Congresses also in Bulawayo on 29 April. The party has so far completed elections in over 12 000 branches, 1 985 wards in all and 210 districts in the 12 administrative provinces.
The provincial elections will be held this weekend in the following provinces; Chitungwiza, Midlands North, Mashonaland West, Masvingo and Harare. Next weekend the elections will be held in Mashonaland Central, Midlands South, Bulawayo, Manicaland, Matebeleland North, Mashonaland East and Matebeleland South.
Say No Violence!! Yes to Peace!!
Together, united, winning, ready for real change!!
The theme has been chosen because the MDC is a Party of Excellence that been winning elections and fighting to bring real change to the people of Zimbabwe. Hon. Mudzuri said the party has drafted a Code of Conduct that will guide the holding of elections. Under the Code of Conduct, vote buying, violence, defamation, intimidation, tribalism, nepotism and other misdemeanours are liable for disciplinary action. Hon. Mudzuri said this would limit discohesion in the structures.
He said the party has set gender equality as a priority to ensure that competent female leadership is elected at every level of the party. After the provincial elections, the MDC will hold its main Congress in Bulawayo at the end of April.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga is expected to be the guest of honour at the Congress. Other political parties from across Africa, international socialist and labour organisations are expected to attend.
The MDC Youth and Women's Assemblies will hold their separate Congresses also in Bulawayo on 29 April. The party has so far completed elections in over 12 000 branches, 1 985 wards in all and 210 districts in the 12 administrative provinces.
The provincial elections will be held this weekend in the following provinces; Chitungwiza, Midlands North, Mashonaland West, Masvingo and Harare. Next weekend the elections will be held in Mashonaland Central, Midlands South, Bulawayo, Manicaland, Matebeleland North, Mashonaland East and Matebeleland South.
Say No Violence!! Yes to Peace!!
Together, united, winning, ready for real change!!
Source - MDC Information & Publicity Department
