MDC - MDC Renewal reunification collapses

MDC Renewal has pulled out of re-unification with Welshman Ncube led MDC with immediate effect.

The two MDC formations merged late last year under a new name - Democratic Union (UD).

An elective congress was due in June.

Below is a full statement of the break up :

SUSPENSION OF THE MDC REUNIFICATION PROCESSES

The MDC advises its members and supporters that we have been informed by our colleagues in MDC Renewal, that they have suspended their participation in the reunification processes and roadmap as contained in the Reunification Agreement signed between and by the two parties on 26 November 2014, and elected instead to go to their own Congress to resolve their leadership questions. The MDC accepts and fully respects their decision and wishes them well in their programs. The MDC will remain focused on its priority programs on party building and mobilization.

The leadership of the MDC remains fully committed to the reunification of the two MDC formations and to the building of a broader coalition of democrats to collectively address the challenges which confront our country.

Joshua Mhambi

MDC National Spokesperson