Chamisa Lacks Necessary Power To Keep Standing Until 2023- Herald Correspondent

Herald Correspondent Nobleman Runyanga argues Nelson Chamisa’s victory during the upcoming MDC Congress in May will not guarantee his ticket to the 2023 election.

Runyanga writes that Chamisa has failed to demonstrate that he is able to lead. He also argues lacks the necessary power to keep standing until 2023. Below is an excerpt of Runyanga’s opinion piece:

Despite the foregoing, Chamisa still has a modicum of fanatic supporters among some young people especially the party’s ordinary young members. This is the reason why he may win by a very small margin against likely opponents such as Mwonzora and Mudzuri. His win, however, does not guarantee him the ticket to the 2023 election as he has demonstrated that he is out of his depth to lead the MDC Alliance. This is worsened by the fact that the returning senior members, while seeming content with their current posts, also want to lead the party.

He has so far managed to calm the restive youths over his electoral loss using his “stolen poll” and legitimacy claims but they are set to lose currency soon as his suggestion for a two-year power sharing arrangement with President Emmerson Mnangagwa sold him out for who he is – an opportunistic leader who is just after power even at the expense of the two million people who voted for him. This showed that he lacks the grit and mettle to remove zanu-pf from power. He lacks the necessary power to keep standing until 2023. He is just out of touch with political reality that is staring him in the face.

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