{"id":103681,"date":"2025-01-29T21:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/tshabangu-withdraws-support-for-mnangagwas-third-term-bid"},"modified":"2025-02-10T22:35:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:35:44","slug":"tshabangu-withdraws-support-for-mnangagwas-third-term-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/tshabangu-withdraws-support-for-mnangagwas-third-term-bid","title":{"rendered":"Tshabangu Withdraws Support For Mnangagwa&#8217;s Third-Term Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Sengezo Tshabangu, the disputed interim Secretary General of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and leader of the opposition in Parliament said that his party will oppose President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s attempt to extend his rule beyond the constitutional two-term limit.<\/p>\n<p>This declaration comes just weeks after Tshabangu publicly supported Mnangagwa\u2019s potential third term during a visit to the president\u2019s Precabe farm in Sherwood, Kwekwe.<\/p>\n<p>Tshabangu\u2019s endorsement of ZANU PF\u2019s proposal to amend the constitution to allow a third term for Mnangagwa sparked criticism from other opposition figures, who labelled him a traitor.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Nqobizitha Mlilo, after a meeting with Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, Tshabangu took a different stance.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed strong opposition to the proposed third term, calling it \u201crepulsive and repugnant\u201d and incompatible with Zimbabwe\u2019s national aspirations. Said Mlilo:<\/p>\n<p>The recurring question: will the CCC support calls for President Mnangagwa\u2019s third term? Framed this way, it\u2019s a pointless discussion.<\/p>\n<p>2028 postponement of elections, or the 2030 agenda, if it\u2019s the same thing, as we have said before, can not be an end in itself.<\/p>\n<p>2028 postponement of elections and or 2030 agenda cannot be indivualised to the extent of messianic redemption of a country by an individual.<\/p>\n<p>We have said the so-called 2030 agenda and the postponement of the 2028 elections are matters which have not been presented in any lawful forum of the management of our common state affairs. It is internal to ZANU PF&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Senator Tshabangu met with the Speaker of Parliament, Advocate Jacob Mudenda and conveyed our position that the idea of a third term is as repulsive and repugnant as it is inconsistent with our national aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>It is unnecessarily divisive. We will oppose it. We suggested that the idea should be abandoned so as not to cause unnecessary national disharmony.<\/p>\n<p>Mlilo said that Tshabangu\u2019s meeting with the Speaker of Parliament was a proactive step to convey the party\u2019s position on opposing the third-term bid, especially since the issue has yet to be presented in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tshabangu\u2019s recent statement has been met with scepticism by some who question his sincerity.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that without the support of State institutions, Tshabangu would not have been able to take control of the CCC, leading them to suggest that he may be indebted to ZANU PF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Sengezo Tshabangu, the disputed interim Secretary General of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and leader of the opposition in Parliament said that his party will oppose President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s attempt to extend his rule beyond the constitutional two-term limit. 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