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(LUSAKATIMES) Nevers Mumba is new MMD President

Nevers Mumba is new MMD President
TIME PUBLISHED - Friday, May 25, 2012, 7:46 pm

Nevers Mumba has been elected Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) president with a landslide victory over his closest rival Felix Mutati during the party’s 3rd extra ordinary convention held in all the ten provinces.

Dr. Mumba polled 870 votes in the re-run against 422 votes of Mr. Mutati. Returning officer Clement Zulu declared Dr. Mumba as duly elected president of the MMD at the party secretariat in Lusaka which was the totaling center.

A re-run was inevitable as none of the seven candidates managed to amass the 50 percent plus one threshold required by the party Constitution.

In the preliminary stage, Dr. Mumba outclassed his opponents by polling 548 votes representing 41.7 percent while his closest rival Mr. Mutati managed 366 votes representing 27.8 percent.

Former finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane was third with 280 votes representing 21 percent with Kasempa Member of Parliament Kabinga Pande polling 89 votes representing 6.7 percent.

Other candidates are Kapembwa Simbao who collected 20 votes representing 1.5 percent and Chisamba Member of Parliament Moses Muteteka managing 5 votes with Enock Kavindele collecting only 4 votes.

And speaking shortly after the announcement of results, MMD national chairperson Michael Mabenga who was acting president said the results reflect the will of the general party membership.

Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga urged the losing candidates to support Dr. Mumba in reorganizing and rebuilding the party ahead of the 2016 general elections.

The convention also saw the amendment of MMD constitution to allow for two positions of party vice president where one will be in charge of administration and other will oversee economics.

QFM

Labels: FELIX MUTATI, MMD, NEVERS MUMBA, VERNON MWAANGA

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