CCC’s candidates selection process on Wednesday was marred by violence, reports of imposition of candidates and other malpractices, reported NewsDay.
For instance, in Beitbridge West, at a number of wards, the nominations were reportedly abandoned altogether due to violence.
In several centres, the selection process reportedly started later than the scheduled time as members and presiding officers were not clear on the procedures.
In Glen Norah, Harare, former Harare mayor Herbert Gomba’s supporters allegedly assaulted another aspirant Womberai Nhende.
Both the Citizens Coalition for Change and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the violence.
CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba told NewsDay that ZANU PF members infiltrated the process. He said:
We have had some incidents where the proceedings were disrupted by intruders.
The proceedings were open to our members only, but ZANU PF infiltrated the processes.
ZRP national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said they were aware of “alleged clashes” but no report had been made to the police. He said:
We have heard of some disturbances and alleged clashes, but as police, we have not received any official complaint. No one has come forward to report the cases.
CCC conducted the selection process to choose candidates to stand at the council, parliament, and presidential level in upcoming general elections.
The opposition party decided not to hold primary elections but to allow communities to select suitable party representatives to contest the 2023 elections.
The process was overseen by an Independent Candidate Selection Panel (ICSP).
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We told you to stop the culture of intolerance and insults to your competitors, now its an inhouse problem, i swear by my dead father, this virus chamisa will never be able to cure or kill it, its easy to set trend but a mounted to eliminate it, you can claim infiltration but the song has long reached its sell-by date, call dhaggie, inkomichi to the table to salvage some credibility otherwise the elections have been ‘rigged’ already by self inflicted damage, zanu has ‘guided’ democracy but by comparison ed is by far the best political leader zimbabwe have had so far, we can talk anything now with no fear
CCC is just a side show when it comes to politics even they know this…..they will never take power from Zanu Pf this country is a defacto one party state, zimbabweans must not waste their precious time voting it accomplishes nothing.
Well maybe I missed something from CCC’s speaches after ZANU(PF)’s primarie.The CCC don’t normally follow others when doing their things.It’s only ZANU(PF) which has a lot to say about CCC.Why should they just focus on their programs and leave the CCC alone.Why afraid of it if it doesn’t pose a threat to them?