{"id":88724,"date":"2023-12-23T22:03:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T20:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/you-dont-need-a-party-to-govern-a-country-chamisa"},"modified":"2023-12-24T01:23:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T23:23:47","slug":"you-dont-need-a-party-to-govern-a-country-chamisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/you-dont-need-a-party-to-govern-a-country-chamisa","title":{"rendered":"You Don\u2019t Need A Party To Govern A Country – Chamisa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Citizens\u2019 Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says a political party is not necessary for a group of like-minded people to form the government of a country.<\/p>\n

Posting on X on Friday, 22 December, Chamisa stated that he only needs a citizens\u2019 mandate and to build a team comprising people from different political parties to govern effectively. He wrote:<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need a party to govern a country. You just need a Citizens\u2019 mandate and build a team inclusive of everyone across the parties divide!<\/p>\n

Responding to Chamisa\u2019s post, Max Lion, a lawyer, said the CCC leader\u2019s \u201csimplistic approach to politics\u201d has created the chaos that is tearing the party apart. He wrote:<\/p>\n

Respectfully, your simplistic approach to politics is the reason why the opposition party is in a state of disarray.
\nIt\u2019s this thinking that created a party with no structures. You don\u2019t seem to have learnt from the harm it caused your party and how vulnerable your MPs are.<\/p>\n

Clearly, you don\u2019t understand the purpose of power and the purpose of a political party. Could this be the reason why the opposition has not made progress in many years when opposing a government with no ideas?<\/p>\n

You are free to think what you want but to go against well-established principles and conventions will make you look ridiculous.<\/p>\n

You are peddling an untested form of politics which has already materialised to the detriment of your political party. To what end?<\/p>\n

Could it be that you don\u2019t want to be accountable? Do you want to lead a political party without adhering to a party constitution? You are coming across as a dictator.<\/p>\n

Countries often attract investors and opportunities based on the state of their politics. When investors do their due diligence, they won\u2019t be impressed by your thinking.<\/p>\n

Your thinking will result in the country being deemed not safe to invest in and lacking democratic credibility.<\/p>\n

A political party is the vehicle that will get you from opposition to government. You have to demonstrate your ability to lead and govern while in opposition.<\/p>\n

This is a team enterprise and over and over again, you have been reluctant to build an organisation with checks and balances.<\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t be democratic in opposition, how are you going to be democratic in government? You are sending negative signals about your preferred style of leadership.<\/p>\n

The country is suffering from unaccountable leadership and it is the reason why the government is dysfunctional.<\/p>\n

Surely, it would be absurd to pursue a leadership style that has brought chaos to the country.<\/p>\n

A party with structures and rules will protect you and everyone in the party. A party that cannot show that it can protect its people is a party looking for trouble.<\/p>\n

If anyone were to get hurt in your party and it is proved you lacked sufficient structures expected of a political party, you could have the biggest lawsuit of your life.<\/p>\n

Politics is about ideas. Invest in ideas and show the country what you are capable of. Show the country your vision, for without vision, people will perish.<\/p>\n

Since the launch of CCC on 22 January 2022, Chamisa has championed what he describes as \u201cstrategic ambiguity\u201d.<\/p>\n

The party has no structures and identifiable leaders except Chamisa himself, the so-called Change Champion in Chief.<\/p>\n

Critics say \u201cstrategic ambiguity\u201d allowed Sengezo Tshabangu to claim a powerful position for himself and take over control of the party, leaving all CCC elected representatives at his mercy.<\/p>\n

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