{"id":49586,"date":"2023-07-18T12:12:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/zimbabwe-opposition-leader-launches-election-campaign"},"modified":"2023-07-18T12:14:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:14:40","slug":"zimbabwe-opposition-leader-launches-election-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/zimbabwe-opposition-leader-launches-election-campaign","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe opposition leader launches election campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Zimbabwe\u2019s largest opposition party on Sunday finally managed to launch its election campaign after multiple bans of planned rallies ahead of August 23 general polls.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe\u2019s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa promised economic prosperity and an end to corruption as he launched his party\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Chamisa, who leads the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is running against 80-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has led the ruling Zanu-PF since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old politician, lawyer and pastor launched his \u201cFor Everyone\u201d campaign in the city of Gweru, about 300km east of the capital Harare, vowing to fix the country\u2019s unrelenting economic crises.<\/p>\n<p>The southern African nation, long prone to political and economic instability, is bracing for another electoral battle between Chamisa, and iron-fisted President Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n<p>Chamisa vowed to win despite what he said were efforts by authorities to block his rallies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot stop an idea whose time has come,\u201d he told an enthusiastic crowd of supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can stop our meetings but they cannot stop people from loving me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CCC says more than 90 of its rallies have been blocked since the party\u2019s formation early last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a national grievance across the whole country. We are ushering a government which will bring opportunities for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa, who replaced strongman ruler Robert Mugabe in 2017 after a military-led coup, heads the ruling ZANU-PF party, which has been in power since independence in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights activists have accused his government of clamping down on dissent and failing to uphold basic rights.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabweans will vote in local, parliamentary, and presidential polls next month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Zimbabwe\u2019s largest opposition party on Sunday finally managed to launch its election campaign after multiple bans of planned rallies ahead of August 23 general polls. Zimbabwe\u2019s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa promised economic prosperity and an end to corruption as he launched his party\u2019s campaign. 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