Mwonzora told The Zimbabwean that the ground was set and the primaries, which have suffered two false starts, would proceed as planned.
Initially, the party announced that the primaries, in preparation for the general poll expected later this year, would be held at the end of March, but when that did not happen, MDC-T announced that they would commence on 20 April, a date that also failed.
The primaries will be conducted province by province, with Mwonzora saying that would ensure transparency.
Teams have already been set up to take charge of the internal polls.
“Preparations for the primaries went on smoothly and we only experienced some few delays due to huge numbers of applications submitted by aspiring candidates,” said Mwonzora.
He added that about 1, 000 candidates would contest at the Member of Parliament primaries while over 3, 000 would battle it out for the ward councillorship.
Some 1, 000 unsuitable applicants for the legislative seats were disqualified for different reasons while 170 failed to make it for the councillorship race.
Confirmations for seating MPs will be conducted starting from the second week of May and those who fail to garner 50 percent support from voting members, will battle it out with other aspiring candidates at the primaries to be held on the day of confirmations.
Mwonzora said the primaries could not take place at the end of March as anticipated since the elections directorate was still processing the huge numbers of applications.
Only members who hold positions in party structures will vote in the primaries.
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ln the spirit of unity and democracy l urge all genuine party members participating in this process to accept the outcome be it in their favour or otherwise. The party cannot contain anymore bickering or splits.