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Tsvangirai wants out
11 Oct 2013 at 05:10hrs | Views
Former PM Morgan Tsvangirai wanted to step down as MDC-T president soon after he lost to President Mugabe for the 3rd time in the July 31 polls, sources said yesterday.
However, sources said Tsvangirai reportedly proposed a special congress to allow the party to choose a new leader during an MDC-T standing committee meeting held soon after elections but his lieutenants reportedly shot down the idea of a special congress fearing they would send conflicting signals about their stance that the harmonised elections were rigged.
These revelations comes as the chorus for the ouster of Tsvangirai from the helm of MDC-T for failing to unseat President Mugabe in 3 Presidential elections continues to grow louder, with party structures at national level openly calling on Tsvangirai to step down.
For the first time since Tsvangirai's drubbing in the July 31 harmonised elections, MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora has confirmed the development.
He told a Press conference at Harvest House - the MDC-T headquarters - in Harare yesterday that there were divisions within the leadership on the subject.
Mwonzora claimed there was no factionalism in MDC-T as having divergent views did not translate to factionalism.
However, sources said Tsvangirai reportedly proposed a special congress to allow the party to choose a new leader during an MDC-T standing committee meeting held soon after elections but his lieutenants reportedly shot down the idea of a special congress fearing they would send conflicting signals about their stance that the harmonised elections were rigged.
These revelations comes as the chorus for the ouster of Tsvangirai from the helm of MDC-T for failing to unseat President Mugabe in 3 Presidential elections continues to grow louder, with party structures at national level openly calling on Tsvangirai to step down.
For the first time since Tsvangirai's drubbing in the July 31 harmonised elections, MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora has confirmed the development.
He told a Press conference at Harvest House - the MDC-T headquarters - in Harare yesterday that there were divisions within the leadership on the subject.
Mwonzora claimed there was no factionalism in MDC-T as having divergent views did not translate to factionalism.
Source - newsday
