Parties say 31 July is not practical

Leaders of the main “opposition” political parties in Zimbabwe- the two factions of the Movement for Democratic Change, Mavambo-Kusile-Dawn, the Zimbabwe African People’s Union and the Zimbabwe African National Union-Ndonga- today met and agreed that it was not practical to hold elections by 31 July as set by the Constitutional Court. According to a statement issued by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party but signed by Tsvangirai himself, Dumiso Dabengwa for ZAPU, Edwin Mushoriwa for MDC-N, Simba Makoni for MKD and Reketai Semwayo for ZANU-Ndonga, the leaders noted the ruling of the Constitutional Court but said that at least nine keys issues must be implemented in line with the new constitution for there to be free and fair elections.

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