Four senior MDC-T officials are angling to take over from party leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, whom they blame for the opposition's failure to dislodge President Mugabe and Zanu-PF in six successive elections, it has emerged. A party congress is scheduled for 2016, but a confluence of factors could see that elective convention being called as early as next year.
Highly-placed MDC-T sources said the four contenders are deputy treasurer Mr Elton Mangoma, executive member Engineer Elias Mudzuri and two other very senior officials (names provided).
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