The Issue Of Legitimacy Has Been Resolved - Mthuli Ncube

Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube has said that he believes that there are no legitimacy issues in Zimbabwe as they were all resolved. Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has refused to accept that President Emmerson Mnangagwa won the July 30 elections alleging that the vote of the people was stolen. In an interview with NewsDay, however, Ncube said that he believed that the issue has been sufficiently resolved. Said Ncube,

Well, on legitimacy I think that is a strong argument. I keep hearing it. The ruling party won two-thirds majority in Parliament and that was not challenged. So, in other words, it was accepted on the ground. On the presidential elections, we had a different picture. I am still asking myself if it is possible to overturn that majority to a point where the ruling party does not win the presidency? Then we had the judiciary getting involved to confirm the election result. I think this confirms that the issue of legitimacy has been resolved because what else is left?

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