Movement for Democratic Change Alliance
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Movement for Democratic Change Alliance | |
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Abbreviation | MDC-A |
Leader | Douglas Mwonzora |
Chairperson | Morgan Komichi |
Deputy | Elias Mudzuru |
Founded | 6 August 2017 |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
National Assembly | 0 / 280
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The Movement for Democratic Change Alliance is an electoral coalition of seven political parties formed to contest Zimbabwe's 2018 general election.[1] After the 2018 election, a dispute arose over the use of the name MDC Alliance leading the MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to found the Citizens Coalition for Change.
History
Three of the member parties were splinters from the original
After the election, the three member parties who were splinters of the original MDC (MDC-T, MDC-N and PDP) reunited to form a single political party under the name MDC-Alliance.[5] Nelson Chamisa was elected president of the party at the MDC Congress held in May 2019.[6] On 28 May 2020, the court ruled that MDC-A was a legal party.[7]
In September 2021, Douglas Mwonzora, the leader of a splinter faction of the MDC-T, announced that the MDC-T would use the name MDC Alliance in forthcoming by-elections.[8][9]
In January 2022, Chamisa founded
Member parties
- Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC-T)
- Transform Zimbabwe, led by Jacob Ngarivhume
- Zimbabwe People First, led by Agrippa Mutambara
- Zimbabwe African National Union – Ndonga
- Multi-Racial Democrats
- Movement for Democratic Change – Ncube, led by Welshman Ncube (until 2022)
- People's Democratic Party, led by Tendai Biti (until 2022)
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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2018
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Nelson Chamisa | 2.600.000 | 44.3% | Lost |
House of Assembly elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
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2018
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Nelson Chamisa | 1,624,875 | 34.33% | 88 / 270
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88 | 2nd | Opposition |
Senate elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
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2018
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Nelson Chamisa | 25 / 80
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2nd | Opposition |
References
- ^ Zimbabwe Opposition Launches MDC Alliance Ahead of 2018 General Elections, VOA Zimbabwe
- ^ Munhende, Leopold (16 June 2020). "Zimbabwe: Chamisa Dumped By Storm Trooper Leader Shakespeare Mukoyi for Khupe". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "A crackdown in Zimbabwe exposes the instability of the Mnangagwa regime". The Economist. 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Chamisa names Ncube, Komichi as deputies, MDC re-unites". 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Zimbabwe opposition MDC party elects Nelson Chamisa as leader". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "MDC Alliance a party: Court". 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Chamisa loses MDC Alliance name to Mwonzora". 29 August 2021.
- ^ Njanike, Ndatenda (3 September 2021). "Zimbabwe: 'Respect Us' - Mwonzora Warns Chamisa over Use of MDC Alliance Name". New Zimbabwe.
- ^ "Chamisa's MDC Alliance Rebrands To Citizens' Coalition For Change – Pindula News".
- ^ Ntali, Elia (24 January 2022). "Breaking News: Chamisa Rebounds With New Party Name".
- ^ Media, Gambakwe (24 January 2022). "BREAKING: Chamisa announces new party name - Citizens Coalition for Change".
- ^ Newsday (24 January 2022). "Chamisa party rebrands". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Khupe pushes CCC, Chamisa – DailyNews".
- ^ "Biti Romps to Victory – ZimEye".