The five party coalition which presented a successful joint petition to the recent Maputo SADC Summit on Zimbabwe, expects to deal President Robert Mugabe and Zanu (PF) the final fatal blow at coming polls.
Makoni said the grand coalition was a brain child of his party. Mavambo/Dawn/Kusile national management committee agreed on June 25, not to field a presidential candidate in favour of one agreed upon by the coalition.
“Our decision as a party not to field a presidential candidate, will help pave way for a speedily agreement on collective selection of candidates as a coalition,” said Makoni.
Ongoing consultations between the parties which include Zapu, MDC-T, MDC, Mavambo and Zanu Ndonga, will result in the coalition fielding single agreed candidates for all the presidential contest, senators, MPs and ward councillors.
The coalition is not a merger of the parties into a single political organisation, but a unity of purpose by involved separate parties. The parties will maintain their identities as separate institutions.
Makoni said Mavambo was announcing the ‘encouraging’ developments within the coalition in its capacity as a party and other players would make their own announcements at their convenience.
According to Makoni, Mavambo commitment to the coalition was as a result of the party’s national interests over individual aspirations.
Currently, Mavambo is focused on local authority, parliamentary and senatorial candidates. Makoni said he had no ambitions to be state president but determined to serve Zimbabwe in whatever capacity.
He expressed hope that the coalition will be able to field the agreed presidential candidate by the nominations court due deadline tomorrow.
Though individual parties are expected to field their preferred candidates with the nominations court tomorrow, the final list of agreed coalition candidates for the polls will be unveiled in due course.
MDC-T President Morgan Tsvangirai and his Zapu counterpart, Dumiso Dabengwa said their parties would welcome a united front for a common purpose, aimed at bringing true democracy to Zimbabwe.
Mavambo, Zanu Ndoga and MDC led by Welshman Ncube threw their weight behind the coalition, provided its outcome serves best interests of the nation not individuals.
Splitting of votes by Zanu (PF) rival parties at the March 2013 polls resulted in the GNU, as there was no clear winner out of the election. Zimbabwe is poised for elections later this year.
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