Leaders of Zapu, MDC and Mavambo-Kusile have ruled out any possibilities of forming an electoral pact with the MDC-T to oust Zanu-PF in the forthcoming general elections. The leaders said this in response to statements by MDC-T secretary general Mr Tendai Biti said only a “determined” coalition of opposition leaders would unseat President Robert Mugabe next year. Presenting a lecture in Manchester, England last Friday, Mr Biti cited the three as political leaders who could defeat President Mugabe if they formed an electoral pact.<\/p>\n
In separate interviews yesterday, Dr Dumiso Dabengwa (Zapu), Professor Welshman Ncube (MDC) and Dr Simba Makoni (Mavambo-Kusile) all concurred that they would never form a pact with the MDC-T. Prof Ncube described the Morgan Tsvangirai led party as an “insincere” political outfit. The two MDC formations tried forming a coalition ahead of the 2008 harmonised elections but the talks collapsed after disagreements in the distribution of parliamentary seats.<\/p>\n
Mr Biti, who advocated for the re-unification of the formations, said while it was difficult for the political parties to unite again, the MDC-T was eyeing an electoral pact with other political parties.<\/p>\n
“I think it was a disaster, and to prove that those of us who were preaching unity were vindicated, the presidential run-off election was caused by the nine percent that we theoretically lost to Simba Makoni.”<\/p>\n
“I pray that there will be maturity at the relevant time not for the reunification of the parties . . . I think that will never happen, but for some kind of electoral pact.<\/p>\n
“I hope the leaders of all the democracy loving political parties in Zimbabwe – Simba Makoni, Dumiso Dabengwa, Welshman Ncube, Morgan Tsvangirai and others – will come together for some kind of pact . . . ,”Mr Biti said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n