{"id":14343,"date":"2019-10-02T20:02:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T18:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=14343"},"modified":"2019-10-02T20:02:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T18:02:45","slug":"parliament-official-opening-by-president-mnangagwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/parliament-official-opening-by-president-mnangagwa","title":{"rendered":"Parliament official opening by President Mnangagwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday officially opened the Second Session of Zimbabwe\u2019s Ninth Parliament on an occasion that saw MDC MPs stage a defiance walk out on him as he was about to present his State of the Nation Address.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the images captured during the ceremony. 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