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Zanu-PF congratulates Zambia for peaceful election
19 Aug 2021 at 01:31hrs | Views
ZANU-PF yesterday congratulated Zambia's president-elect Mr Hakainde Hichilema for his resounding victory in the recently held national elections. President-elect Hichilema beat the incumbent, President Edgar Lungu, who has promised to follow the dictates of the Constitution.
Zanu-PF national spokesperson Simon Khaya-Moyo congratulated the Zambian people for holding a peaceful election saying Zimbabwe remains ready to work with its neighbour. He said President Mnangagwa's message congratulating his counterpart in Zambia is reflective of the ruling party's stance.
"The revolutionary Zanu-PF position on the recently held elections in Zambia is fully reflected in the congratulatory message sent by its President and First Secretary as well as the Head of State ED Mnangagwa to the President-elect of Zambia His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema on his resounding victory. The congratulatory message is statesmanlike in respect, lucid, clear and holds the future in good stead for the two sister countries," he said. In his congratulatory message, President Mnangagwa on Tuesday said he hoped Mr Hichilema's victory will deepen relations between the two neighbouring countries.
"As you assume your term of office, I wish to assure you of my availability to work closely with you to solidify and deepen the cordial relations that exist between our two sister Republics, for the mutual benefit of our two peoples. I also wish to assure you of my readiness to work closely with you at the regional, continental and international levels as we seek to advance the ideals of development, peace and stability," said President Mnangagwa.
Khaya-Moyo said the Zambian election has exposed the MDC-Alliance for political immaturity.
He said as opposed to focusing on the Zambian election elections, the opposition party should prepare for the forthcoming elections which they will lose.
"The MDC-A conduct following recently held national elections in Zambia demonstrates cardinal political immaturity. The revolutionary Zanu-PF party is fully aware that the elections were held by a sister sovereign state of Zambia. No outside political party will have participated, let alone the MDC-Alliance. They should keep off elections of sovereign states. Zimbabwe held its harmonised elections in 2018 and the MDC-A are still licking their defeat more is to come in 2023," he said.
Zanu-PF national spokesperson Simon Khaya-Moyo congratulated the Zambian people for holding a peaceful election saying Zimbabwe remains ready to work with its neighbour. He said President Mnangagwa's message congratulating his counterpart in Zambia is reflective of the ruling party's stance.
"The revolutionary Zanu-PF position on the recently held elections in Zambia is fully reflected in the congratulatory message sent by its President and First Secretary as well as the Head of State ED Mnangagwa to the President-elect of Zambia His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema on his resounding victory. The congratulatory message is statesmanlike in respect, lucid, clear and holds the future in good stead for the two sister countries," he said. In his congratulatory message, President Mnangagwa on Tuesday said he hoped Mr Hichilema's victory will deepen relations between the two neighbouring countries.
Khaya-Moyo said the Zambian election has exposed the MDC-Alliance for political immaturity.
He said as opposed to focusing on the Zambian election elections, the opposition party should prepare for the forthcoming elections which they will lose.
"The MDC-A conduct following recently held national elections in Zambia demonstrates cardinal political immaturity. The revolutionary Zanu-PF party is fully aware that the elections were held by a sister sovereign state of Zambia. No outside political party will have participated, let alone the MDC-Alliance. They should keep off elections of sovereign states. Zimbabwe held its harmonised elections in 2018 and the MDC-A are still licking their defeat more is to come in 2023," he said.
Source - the herald
