Tsvangirai to thank people of Norton for kicking ZANU-PF out

Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai is travelling to Norton on Saturday to thank the people for voting against the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front in a by-election that was held recently.

The by-election was won by Temba Mliswa who stood as an independent candidate beating the ZANU-PF candidate Ronald Chindedza whom Mugabe later said was a thief.

Tsvangirai’s spokesman, Luke Tamborinyoka, said the MDC-T leader will be thanking the people of Norton “for making a loud national statement against ZANU-PF even in an unfair election riven with vote-buying and violence”.

“Notwithstanding the rigged Norton poll, President Tsvangirai will be in the town to thank the people for defying all odds and teaching the ZANU-PF dictatorship a lesson that they cannot continue to take them for granted,” he said in a statement.

“The leopard has not changed its spots in terms of holding free and fair elections, but the MDC leader will thank the people for braving the heavy odds staked against their free expression.”

Tamborinyoka said Tsvangirai will also explain in detail the reforms that should be instituted to pave the way for the free expression of the people through the ballot.

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