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MDC Congress dates announced
Movement for Democratic Change
March 31, 2011
The MDC's
3rd National Congress has been set for 30 April to 1 May in Bulawayo,
the MDC National Organising Secretary, Hon. Elias Mudzuri has said.
Addressing journalists at Harvest House today, Hon. Mudzuri said
the party would from this weekend conduct provincial elections in
preparation for the Congress whose theme is; "United, Winning
- The People's Covenant to Real Change".
The theme has been chosen
because the MDC is a Party of Excellence that been winning elections
and fighting to bring real change to the people of Zimbabwe. Hon.
Mudzuri said the party has drafted a Code of Conduct that will guide
the holding of elections. Under the Code of Conduct, vote buying,
violence, defamation, intimidation, tribalism, nepotism and other
misdemeanours are liable for disciplinary action. Hon. Mudzuri said
this would limit discohesion in the structures.
He said the party has
set gender equality as a priority to ensure that competent female
leadership is elected at every level of the party. After the provincial
elections, the MDC will hold its main Congress in Bulawayo at the
end of April.
Kenyan Prime Minister
Raila Odinga is expected to be the guest of honour at the Congress.
Other political parties from across Africa, international socialist
and labour organisations are expected to attend.
The MDC Youth and Women's
Assemblies will hold their separate Congresses also in Bulawayo
on 29 April. The party has so far completed elections in over 12
000 branches, 1 985 wards in all and 210 districts in the 12 administrative
provinces.
The provincial elections
will be held this weekend in the following provinces; Chitungwiza,
Midlands North, Mashonaland West, Masvingo and Harare. Next weekend
the elections will be held in Mashonaland Central, Midlands South,
Bulawayo, Manicaland, Matebeleland North, Mashonaland East and Matebeleland
South.
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