Movement for Democratic Change Alliance
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Movement for Democratic Change Alliance | |
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Leader | Nelson Chamisa |
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Founded | 6 August 2017 |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
The Movement for Democratic Change Alliance is a political party led by Nelson Chamisa.[1]
Three of the member parties were splinters from the original Movement for Democratic Change and each other. The bloc was formed to contest the 2018 election. The MDC Alliance was led by Nelson Chamisa[2] who replaced Morgan Tsvangirai as President of the MDC-T after Tsvangirai died on the 14 February 2018 after a long fight against colon cancer.[3] On 30 July 2018, the alliance went head to head with the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led ZANU–PF in Zimbabwe's historic elections. The alliance was narrowly edged by ZANU–PF in the presidential election, with Mnangagwa receiving 50.8% of the vote to MDC Alliance's Nelson Chamisa's 44.3%. The election results have received international attention as possible fraud.[4]
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.[5]
Member parties[]
- Movement for Democratic Change – Ncube, led by Welshman Ncube
- Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC-T), led by Nelson Chamisa
- People's Democratic Party, led by Tendai Biti
- Transform Zimbabwe, led by Jacob Ngarivhume
- Zimbabwe People First, led by Agrippa Mutambara
- Zimbabwe African National Union – Ndonga
- Multi-Racial Democrats
Electoral history[]
Presidential elections[]
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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2018 | Nelson Chamisa | 2.600.000 | 44.3% | Lost ![]() |
House of Assembly elections[]
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
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2018 | Nelson Chamisa | 1,624,875 | 34.33% | 88 / 270
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Opposition |
Senate elections[]
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
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2018 | Nelson Chamisa | 25 / 80
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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.
- ^ Moyo, Jeffrey; Cowell, Alan (14 February 2018). "Morgan Tsvangirai, Longtime Foe of Mugabe in Zimbabwe, Dies at 65". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "A crackdown in Zimbabwe exposes the instability of the Mnangagwa regime". 9 August 2018 – via The Economist.
- ^ "Chamisa names Ncube, Komichi as deputies, MDC re-unites". 11 September 2018.
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