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"It will be harder for Mnangagwa to win an election than it was for Mugabe"

6 years agoTue, 12 Dec 2017 21:58:17 GMT
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"It will be harder for Mnangagwa to win an election than it was for Mugabe"

Former Education Minister and lawyer, David Coltart has said that it will be difficult for Zanu-PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa to get the same support as his predecessor Robert Mugabe in the Mashonaland Provinces.

Coltart was speaking during an interview with Violet Gonda on her programme The Hot Seat. He said that Mnangagwa will find it difficult to win an election because of the Cabinet he appointed. Said Coltart:

I think that given this Cabinet, the President is going to find it difficult to get the same support enjoyed by Robert Mugabe in Mashonaland Central, East and West Provinces. In the depths of those rural areas there is still, I believe, considerable support for Robert Mugabe as an individual. I think many of those rural dwellers will battle to understand why Robert Mugabe was treated in this way. And I think the reality is that President Mnangagwa will only be assured of considerable support in two provinces, namely the Midlands and Masvingo. I think he is going to find it difficult to get support with this Cabinet in the Metropolitan provinces of Harare and Bulawayo. And I think he will battle in Matabeleland North and South Provinces. And I doubt very much whether he will manage to get the same amount of votes as I see it, say in Mashonaland Central, East and West. And traditional those Mashonaland Provinces have formed the bulk of support for a Zanu-PF Presidential candidate.

Coltart also said that it will be difficult for Mnangagwa to win the 2018 elections. Said Coltart:

I think its gonna be incredibly difficult for Mnangagwa to get that 50%. That will mean that whoever comes second lets assume that Mnangagwa gets 35 or even 40 percent and that Morgan Tsvangirai gets 30%. the point I am simply making is that we will go into a run off election…

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