Khupe says coalition should only be confined to Mashonaland, not necessary in Matebeleland

Thokozani Khupe, one of Tsvangirai’s three deputies together with Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri, suggested that the proposed alliance with Zimbabwe People First should only be confined to Mashonaland, as MDC-T structures in the Matabeleland region have consistently won against Zanu PF since 2000.

Said Khupe:

I am not against any coalition, but for me, the question that we must ask ourselves is why we want a coalition as a political party. As a political party, when you want a coalition, you would have realised a gap in your party and as the MDC, where is our gap? It is clear our gap is in Mashonaland East, West and Central, where we have consistently not done very well. So, when looking for a coalition partner, you must look for a partner, who is going to be able to cover that gap. You can’t look for a partner, who will come and disturb, where you have won consistently since 2000. Where you have gotten 100%, what will that person do? What value are they going to add? On a coalition, you must want value addition to what you already have. You don’t want someone, who will come and disturb what we already have. What we don’t have right now is Mashonaland and that is where we need a strong coalition partner and that is the only way we are able to remove Zanu PF.

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