Feature: Why Chamisa has no chance in 2023

BY NQOBANI NDLOVU
ALL odds are stacked against opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and the divided opposition as the country marches towards the 2023 elections, with analysts predicting that Zanu PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa will retain the presidency by all means possible.

The chaos, violence and reports of rigging in the ruling Zanu PF’s own internal elections for provincial executives were a precursor of what to expect in the run-up to the 2023 national polls, they say.

They predict a vicious power struggle in Zanu PF ahead of its elective congress in 2022, but noted that the ruling party will quickly gang up to deny the opposition space at the country’s top table.

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