The teams are giving out pieces of paper with information on who to vote for in the coming harmonised elections which will see voters getting four ballot papers for Presidential, Senatorial, Parliamentary and Councilor candidates respectively.One of the members of the campaign teams in Highfield West Constituency said the party had resolved to put Tsvangirai’s name at the logo so as to distinguish them from the Arthur Mutambara led faction of the MDC, which has the same logo.”It was going to be problematic come polling day because of the logos. We have resolved to have Tsvangirai’s name on the ballot papers in order to enlighten the voters,” said the party official.Over the past months the MDC has had problems trying to organise rallies and they have resolved to use the door-to-door campaign method. A number of opposition rallies and marches have been banned by the police for various reasons chief among them violence.Recently, the police has banned all political gatherings in Masvingo citing violence.Meanwhile MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa has said preparations for the launch of the opposition party’s 2008 Election Campaign in Mutare tomorrow, where the party will launch its policy programmes and unveil its Parliamentary and Senatorial candidates for the watershed poll. “Thousands of Zimbabweans, from Kazungula to Tamandayi, from Msampakaruma to Mandidzudzure, are expected to throng Sakubva Stadium for the unveiling of the Party’s manifesto, paraphernalia, party symbols as well as the launch of the Party’s music album that sums up the MDC’s message,” said Chamisa in a statement.He said party president Morgan Tsvangirai will give a keynote address at the launch, which will also be attended by diplomats, journalists and Zimbabweans from all walks of life.”The policy programmes will show that the MDC has people-oriented policies in health, education, transport, housing, communication, energy, the economy, agriculture and industry and commerce. The policy programmes and the manifesto will show that MDC respects the rights of the women and the youth to play their part in national development. The party will also unveil a distinct symbol which we will use in this election,” he said.
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Chamisa however added that the conditions are far from free and fair but they have resolved to participate in the elections