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Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Khupe Recalls Chamisa's MPs From Parliament
New Zimbabwe, 5 May 2020
MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe has recalled four MDC Alliance MPs from parliament as the MDC leadership wrangle climaxes. Read more »
Gloves Are Off in Zimbabwe Opposition's Fight For Party Control
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change led by Thokozani Khupe has recalled four MPs aligned with Nelson Chamisa following a recent Supreme Court ruling nullifying his leadership of the party. Chamisa took over the party's presidency soon after the death of Morgan Tsvangirai in 2018, resulting in the opposition splitting with Khupe, and forming a splinter faction. Khupe now claims that she is the legitimate leader of the main opposition party.
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Zimbabwe: Recalled Opposition MPs Had Turned Into Rebels - Mwonzora
New Zimbabwe, 6 May 2020
Reinstated MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has said he was left with no option but to write to Parliament ordering the recall of four top party MPs as they were leading… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Four Opposition MPs Recalled From Parliament
The Herald, 6 May 2020
Four MDC-T Members of Parliament have been recalled from the August House on the grounds that they had ceased representing the opposition party's interests. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Opposition Continues to Be Plagued By Division, Confusion
Zimbabwe Standard, 26 April 2020
The recent Supreme Court ruling that Nelson Chamisa's leadership of the MDC Alliance is illegitimate because his appointment infringed the founding constitution of the Movement for… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Demystifying MDC-Alliance's Half-Truth On Supreme Court Ruling
The Herald, 13 April 2020
The Supreme Court ruling on the legitimacy of the MDC leadership, particularly its, hitherto president, Nelson Chamisa has seen lawyers in that party misleading the party… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Accept Khupe Leadership or Risk Recall, Gutu Warns MDC Alliance MPs
New Zimbabwe, 7 April 2020
Former MDC-T spokesperson, Obert Gutu, has advised MDC Alliance MPs to accept Thokozani Khupe as their new leader or risk being recalled from parliament. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 'A Circus Called MDC-Alliance'
The Herald, 22 April 2020
The opposition in Zimbabwe is a real circus. In 2008, the electorate voted for the opposition giving them a majority in Parliament. When they joined Government through a coalition… Read more »
InFocus
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Fears are mounting regarding the future of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change following a Supreme Court ruling that could have far-reaching implications on the party a Read more »
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The Supreme Court has ruled that Nelson Chamisa is not the legitimate leader of the opposition MDC. The judgment settles a drawn-out leadership wrangle between Chamisa and ... Read more »
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This comes days after the High Court nullified the appointment of MDC-T national executive members Nelson Chamisa and Engineer Elias Mudzuri as party co-vice presidents three years ... Read more »
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MDC Spokesperson Jacob Mafume has said that a High Court ruling nullifying the appointment of national executive members Nelson Chamisa and Engineer Elias Mudzuri as party co-vice ... Read more »
