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(NEWZIMBABWE) Tsvangirai: Elections in March 2013

COMMENT - If the MDC is so in favour of democracy, why do they want to postpone elections all the time?

Tsvangirai: Elections in March 2013
22/04/2012 00:00:00
by Staff Reporter

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he is pushing for national elections to be held in March 2013, setting the stage for what could be a bitter showdown with President Robert Mugabe.

The MDC-T leader told a local weekly newspaper that although the process of writing a new constitution is still under way, elections will be possible less than a year from now.

"It's just not possible to hold elections this year, there is no constitution and no referendum has been held," he said.

"Elections will be held at the outer limit; that is in March 2013 when the current term of the lawmakers would have constitutionally expired."
However, President Robert Mugabe called for "violence-free" elections before the year is out.

Although Mugabe's ruling Zanu PF party passed a resolution in December calling for elections to be held in 2012, Tsvangirai stressed the country is not ready yet.

He however, said the constitution is coming along, telling the newspaper, "There is still a lot of work to be done and we need to flatten the political space that at present is dominated by Zanu PF."

Labels: 2011 ELECTIONS (ZIMBABWE), MORGAN TSVANGIRAI

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