Tshabangu explains MDC splits

SINCE its formation in 1999 the MDC has split a number of times, that is in 2005 when then secretary general Welshman Ncube and others formed another MDC, as they differed with leader, Morgan Tsvangirai over participation in Senate elections.

In 2014, another split occurred when then MDC-T secretary-general, Tendai Biti and deputy treasurer-general, Elton Mangoma pulled out of the party to form MDC Renewal which later split into two groups, one led by Biti, which became People’s Democratic Party and another led by Mangoma, called Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe. The PDP has also further split into two with the new splinter group being led by Lucia Matibenga.

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