National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader Lovemore Madhuku has urged political parties in Zimbabwe to accept election results and move on to avoid unnecessary and divisive disputes.
Madhuku’s remarks come as Zimbabwe is preparing for elections scheduled to be held in 2023. He said:
The issue of disputed elections is being exaggerated. We have always had disputations that those who had lost, the biggest losers, meaning someone who would be close to being a winning candidate have a tendency not to accept results.
The fact that they have not accepted the results has caused the dispute so we cannot say we have disputed elections because someone does not accept defeat.
They should accept defeat or at least consider the results and say I will do better next time.
In 2018, MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa refused to accept defeat and challenged the results at the Constitutional Court alleging rigging.
The judges unanimously ruled that there was no evidence of rigging and threw out Chamisa’s application.
However, despite having less than a year before the next elections, Chamisa is yet to accept President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in 2018. | Business Times
Ever heard of an opposition party that engaged in violence after elections except ZANUPF..
Madhuku must know that its him who is a looser when it comes to this game of politics. He must not try to make people believe him as an example of a successful politician because he has dismally failed in so many areas.