MDC Alliance root for Chamisa

MDC Alliance principals are reportedly rooting for youthful Nelson Chamisa to take over as their presidential candidate in the event that ailing Morgan Tsvangirai does not recover in time for the gruelling campaign ahead of the watershed general elections this year.

Highly-placed sources said alliance principals were in agreement that Chamisa had the appeal among the youths and the general populace and stood a better chance against Zanu PF candidate President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

“Chamisa is the natural candidate to take over as alliance leader because he stands a very good chance to win the polls ahead of Mnangagwa, other than all the other principals in the alliance and we know that,” one of the principals, who refused to be

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