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MDC-T primaries bloodbath to worsen
07 Jun 2013 at 10:05hrs | Views
The MDC-T has conducted primary elections in 10 of its 12 provinces which have proved to be quite a bloodbath after several high-profile MPs fell by the wayside in what appears to be a vote of no confidence on non-performing legislators.
With Manicaland and Masvingo provinces set to conduct their primaries over the weekend, the stage is set for more heavyweight casualties.
The list of losing MDC-T candidates in the on-going party primary elections demanding reruns in constituencies they lost is growing, as complaints the elections were flawed mount.
Meanwhile, cracks are widening in Zanu-PF's deeply divided Bulawayo province with new clashes among party bigwigs in the province over the unilateral co-option of provincial executive members by chairman Callistus Ndlovu intensifying.
Senior Zanu-PF officials said this week that Ndlovu, who was appointed to head Bulawayo by the politburo, co-opted about 50 members into the provincial executive – a move said to be a grand plot to promote his supporters as factional battles escalate.
With Manicaland and Masvingo provinces set to conduct their primaries over the weekend, the stage is set for more heavyweight casualties.
The list of losing MDC-T candidates in the on-going party primary elections demanding reruns in constituencies they lost is growing, as complaints the elections were flawed mount.
Meanwhile, cracks are widening in Zanu-PF's deeply divided Bulawayo province with new clashes among party bigwigs in the province over the unilateral co-option of provincial executive members by chairman Callistus Ndlovu intensifying.
Senior Zanu-PF officials said this week that Ndlovu, who was appointed to head Bulawayo by the politburo, co-opted about 50 members into the provincial executive – a move said to be a grand plot to promote his supporters as factional battles escalate.
Source - newswires
