I Will Definitely Win 2023 Presidential Election - Mwonzora

MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora has expressed confidence in winning the 2023 presidential race despite his party failing to win a single parliamentary or council seat in the March by-elections.

Addressing journalists at the Bulawayo Media Centre this week, Mwonzora said his party, also called MDC Alliance, “will definitely win the 2023 elections. He said:

We are a political party on resurgence; we are ready to unleash one of the most dramatic comebacks next year.

I have never been so sure, that I will definitely win the 2023 elections.

Mwonzora bemoaned the country’s unending socio-economic challenges as well as political polarisation and intolerance, likening the situation to an undeclared civil war. He said:

We have seen on some occasions abuse of power by the authorities, civilians are suffering because of unequal access to health, especially maternity healthcare on a more global scale.

Zimbabwe has remained internationally isolated and we have a poor record. Zimbabwe is in a state of constant flux, there is an undeclared civil war within our country.

He also lamented the hunger and unequal development in the country which he said should be addressed as a matter of urgency. Said Mwonzora:

Yesterday we were in Lupane, and the food security situation in Matabeleland is dire. The grain produced in Binga in the last season measured by what was sent to the Grain Marketing Board was four to six tonnes, while in Beitbridge was one tonne.

A lot of interventions have to be done in Matabeleland South and North. We have 18 700 families in Matabeleland South in the Kezi area who are food insecure.

Mwonzora said his party was 65% through its restructuring process and would hold a congress at a yet-to-be-announced date.

The MDC-T congress will elect the president, vice-president, national chairperson and vice-national chairperson. NewsDay