Zimbabwe: MDC-T in No-Show, Handlers Pitch Up

18 September 2013

Tendai Mugabe — BRITISH, American, Australian and Canadian ambassadors whose countries have refused to endorse the harmonised elections yesterday attended the Official Opening of the First Session of the Eighth Parliament of Zimbabwe deriving from the same election they lampoon.Their presence mirrored the double standards shown by their charges in the MDC-T who actively participated in the election of mayors and chairpersons of local authorities held countrywide on Monday only to boycott the official opening of Parliament 24 hours later ostensibly to protest the outcome of the harmonised elections whose outcome they endorsed by taking the oaths in Parliament.

While the MDC-T was counting its losses in the wake of a nationwide revolt that saw its councillors elect Zanu-PF mayors in several towns and cities, the party's western handlers were at Parliament listening to President Mugabe lay out the legislative agenda for the next 12 months.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.