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The Movement for Democratic Change did quite fairly well in the 2005 elections when it won 41 seats down from 57 five years earlier because Shadow Minister for Justice David Coltart had said the party would win only 25 seats.

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The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front won the crucial Zengeza seat but its victory was marred by reports of violence in which ZANU-PF Minister Elliot Manyika was accused of shooting a Movement for Democratic Change youth.

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Movement for Democratic Change supporters marched twice to Harvest House to protest against the imposition of James Makore as the party’s candidate in the Zengeza by-election but they were driven away by party youths on both occasions.

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Movement for Democratic Change secretary-general Welshman Ncube told United States embassy officials that the informal talks he had been having with Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa were going nowhere.

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Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai was upbeat about 2004 asserting that the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front would be more attentive to international opinion as it fought for economic survival rather than concentrate on attaining a two-thirds majority in parliament.

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South Africa’s ambassador to Zimbabwe Jeremiah Ndou said South African President Thabo Mbeki had found President Robert Mugabe well versed with details of the informal talks that were taking place between his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front and the Movement for Democratic Change.

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President Robert Mugabe is reported to have told South African President Thabo Mbeki that he was not aware of the details of the informal talks between his Zimbabwe African national Union-Patriotic Front and the Movement for Democratic Change.

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Movement for Democratic Change Shadow Minister of Justice David Coltart said the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front was trying to sell five lies to the domestic and international audience ahead of the 2005 elections and its propaganda war seemed to be paying off.

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Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo was after Harare mayor Elias Mudzuri because he was Karanga and wanted to finish him off politically.

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