Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will not participate in what he described as “criminal” by-elections to fill 15 seats for members who were controversially recalled from parliament.<\/p>\n
The seats were left vacant after a man, who declared himself as the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party\u2019s interim secretary-general,\u00a0said the MPs were no longer members.<\/p>\n
Consequently, by-elections have been scheduled for 9 December after the parliamentary speaker declared the seats vacant earlier this month.<\/p>\n
Mr Chamisa dismissed the recalling of the lawmakers, saying Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-declared secretary-general of the party, was an “impostor”.<\/p>\n
In an interview on Wednesday, Mr Chamisa said his party would not “waste time” participating in the “unconstitutional” by-elections.<\/p>\n
“We don\u2019t participate in crime,” he added.<\/p>\n
A case challenging the recall of the MPs will be heard on 2 November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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