Chamisa prepares his followers for a “new party”

Zimbabwe’s biggest opposition party MDC Alliance president Advocate Nelson Chamisa has given a hint of party name change as a way of preparing his followers ahead of 2023 elections.

Posting on his social media platforms, the youthful leader said that there will be no confusion in rolling out the new party name.

“There will be no confusion…We don’t put all eggs in one basket. We don’t clumsily lay all our cards on the table.We don’t flip the book open for them to counter us. In this game you don’t let the opposite know what the game plan is.We keep them stewing and guessing”

The new party name is coming at a time MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora insists on using MDC Alliance name in the 2023 harmonised elections.

This has left the Chamisa-led MDC Alliance party with no other option, but to change its name.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) recently announced that the first party to register under the MDC Alliance banner will enjoy the right to use that name in the coming polls.

MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere last month told the media that something new was on its way as she hinted of the new party name.

“One thing that I can assure everybody is that the MDC Alliance is the party for the people and goes back to the people who will make decisions. I can assure you that we are building something new, something fresh and that question will ultimately be answered by the citizens themselves,” she said.