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MDC-T activists don't want coalition with Mujuru's People First
28 Jun 2015 at 11:14hrs | Views
MDC-T activists yesterday said they do not want their party to enter into broad coalition talks with the People First (PF) project fronted by the likes of once feared former Zanu-PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa.
They said the PF leadership included Zanu-PF officials who were allegedly at the forefront of political violence and election rigging for decades until their recent expulsion from the ruling party.
The activists from across the country were speaking at a belated United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture and honouring of the party's 307 members who have died of torture or political abuse since 1999.
Shepherd Maisiri from Headlands told the gathering that negotiating with Mutasa and ousted former vice-President Joice Mujuru was tantamount to betraying activists killed, maimed and tortured allegedly with the complicity of the duo.
In an interview, MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai said party supporters showed raw emotions but the MDC-T leadership would see how they would conduct coalition negotiations.
"Those were the sentiments that expressed deep emotions and experiences of the activists in their own constituencies but we as a leadership we are always motivated by the interests of what is good for everyone," Tsvangirai said.
The emotions of the grassroots members show the deep chasm between leadership and followers on how the MDC-T should approach coalition talks especially with the People's First.
They said the PF leadership included Zanu-PF officials who were allegedly at the forefront of political violence and election rigging for decades until their recent expulsion from the ruling party.
The activists from across the country were speaking at a belated United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture and honouring of the party's 307 members who have died of torture or political abuse since 1999.
In an interview, MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai said party supporters showed raw emotions but the MDC-T leadership would see how they would conduct coalition negotiations.
"Those were the sentiments that expressed deep emotions and experiences of the activists in their own constituencies but we as a leadership we are always motivated by the interests of what is good for everyone," Tsvangirai said.
The emotions of the grassroots members show the deep chasm between leadership and followers on how the MDC-T should approach coalition talks especially with the People's First.
Source - thestandard
