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Tsvangirai calls for an alliance to unseat Mugabe
13 Jun 2013 at 05:11hrs | Views
MDC-T LEADER Morgan Tsvangirai has said he is open to forming an election coalition with the rival MDC group led by Welshman Ncube in order to topple President Robert Mugabe at the next elections.
Addressing leaders of civil society organisations in Harare Wednesday, Tsvangirai said political parties needed to form an alliance in the "national interest".
"Let's unite to make sure that we achieve what we set (out to do) in 1999," Tsvangirai said.
"If it means Tsvangirai and Welshman are the impediments to that alliance or that coalition then Tsvangirai and Welshman Ncube should not be leaders of political parties."
"Strategically it is important to unite people than to divide them and that has been always our approach because we believe it was necessary to discuss this issue," The MDC-T leader said.
"We will always unite on issues and I am sure that Professor Welshman Ncube will equally be motivated by the national interest and I am motivated by the national interest."
But in April, Ncube said reunification was "impossible", insisting Tsvangirai was "unprincipled" and that differences which led to the 2005 split remain unresolved.
"The problems which led to the split remain alive today. They remain unresolved," said the Industry and Commerce Minister in an interview with the Daily News.
"In fact the cracks are wider today than they were in 2005. The only thing we literally share in common is that we agree that Zanu-PF and Mugabe have been bad for the country."
Addressing leaders of civil society organisations in Harare Wednesday, Tsvangirai said political parties needed to form an alliance in the "national interest".
"Let's unite to make sure that we achieve what we set (out to do) in 1999," Tsvangirai said.
"If it means Tsvangirai and Welshman are the impediments to that alliance or that coalition then Tsvangirai and Welshman Ncube should not be leaders of political parties."
"Strategically it is important to unite people than to divide them and that has been always our approach because we believe it was necessary to discuss this issue," The MDC-T leader said.
"We will always unite on issues and I am sure that Professor Welshman Ncube will equally be motivated by the national interest and I am motivated by the national interest."
But in April, Ncube said reunification was "impossible", insisting Tsvangirai was "unprincipled" and that differences which led to the 2005 split remain unresolved.
"The problems which led to the split remain alive today. They remain unresolved," said the Industry and Commerce Minister in an interview with the Daily News.
"In fact the cracks are wider today than they were in 2005. The only thing we literally share in common is that we agree that Zanu-PF and Mugabe have been bad for the country."
Source - newswires
