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Chamisa, Khupe factions fight over party name
28 Mar 2018 at 03:24hrs | Views
A NEW frontier in the fight for control of the MDC-T has emerged, this time over the name of the opposition party, NewZmbabwe.com reported.
The MDC-T split yet again following the death of founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai in February which triggered a violent fight between then vice presidents Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa.
Chamisa prevailed but was accused of using violence that left bloody scenes in Bulawayo and Buhera during Tsvangirai's burial.
Khupe and her loyalists have since been expelled from the party by Chamisa's group.
Party acting national chairperson Morgen Komichi said Monday that his faction would retain the MDC-T name.
"We are not going to be forced to change our name from MDC-T because it carries the legacy of our late president Tsvangirai.
"We have heard that Honourable Khupe is insisting on using the same name, but we will find a way around this situation," said Komichi.
With just a few months before general elections expected in July, Khupe has declared her candidature under the banner of the MDC-T while Chamisa is also not backing down.
The MDC-T split yet again following the death of founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai in February which triggered a violent fight between then vice presidents Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa.
Chamisa prevailed but was accused of using violence that left bloody scenes in Bulawayo and Buhera during Tsvangirai's burial.
Khupe and her loyalists have since been expelled from the party by Chamisa's group.
"We are not going to be forced to change our name from MDC-T because it carries the legacy of our late president Tsvangirai.
"We have heard that Honourable Khupe is insisting on using the same name, but we will find a way around this situation," said Komichi.
With just a few months before general elections expected in July, Khupe has declared her candidature under the banner of the MDC-T while Chamisa is also not backing down.
Source - newzimbabwe
