Zimbabwe’s top opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, says his party won’t take part in upcoming elections to fill 15 parliamentary seats. He believes these elections are unlawful because the current members were removed from parliament in a questionable way.
The seats were empty because a man, who claimed to be the temporary leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, announced that the MPs were not part of the party anymore.
As a result, there will be by-elections on 9 December because the parliamentary speaker said the seats were empty earlier this month.
Mr Chamisa said that he doesn’t agree with the removal of the lawmakers. He called Sengezo Tshabangu an imposter for claiming to be the party’s secretary-general.
During an interview on Wednesday, Mr. Chamisa stated that his party will not take part in the “unconstitutional” by-elections because he believes it would be a waste of time.
“He said that we don’t do any illegal activities. ”
A court will listen to a case about whether the Members of Parliament (MPs) can be removed from their positions on November 2nd.
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Opposition in Zimbabwe to boycott ‘criminal’ by-elections
