The decision not to participate in any elections was reached at the party’s October 2014 congress and MDC-T has so far snubbed two by-elections in Chirumanzu-Zibagwe and Mount Darwin West.
"The issue of by-elections will come under discussion by our national council on Friday because it is the highest decision-making body outside congress and has power to set-aside its resolutions," said Gutu.
Recently, Gutu told The Zimbabwean that the national council was the only body with the mandate to reverse congress decisions.
The national council meeting comes in the wake of the expulsion of 21 MDC Renewal MPs from parliament, paving way for by-elections in 14 constituencies.
MDC-T requested the speaker of parliament, Jacob Mudenda, to declare the 21’s seats vacant arguing that they had joined a new party and must surrender the seats that they won on the party’s ticket.
There are fears that if MDC-T does not contest, Zanu (PF) would bag all the seats and increase its majority in parliament.
The Renewal Team has applied to the Constitutional Court to have the speaker’s decision nullified.
However, the group’s secretary general, Tendai Biti who was also expelled, has moved to the US to join a research outfit.
By-elections in the 14 constituencies that are up for grabs will be held on June 10.
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