{"id":2843,"date":"2020-03-31T11:47:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T11:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savannanews.com\/?p=2843"},"modified":"2020-03-31T13:56:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T13:56:59","slug":"mdc-leadership-dispute-judgement-khupe-leader-chamisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savannanews.com\/mdc-leadership-dispute-judgement-khupe-leader-chamisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Thokozani Khupe is the leader of MDC, Supreme court rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Supreme Court today ruled that Nelson Chamisa is not the legitimate MDC leader in a judgment that has further stimulated the leadership wrangle between him and Dr Thokozani Khupe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ruling follows an appeal by MDC-Alliance leaders Chamisa and Morgan Komichi challenging a High Court ruling in May last year which declared that Chamisa was illegitimately acting as the party leader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dismissal of the appeal will reinstate Khupe as the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change and the opposition party is directed to go back and start from February 15, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is still to be seen how the ruling will be enforced. Chamisa commands a larger support than Khupe. It is unlikely that MDC supporters will follow Khupe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Court imposes Khupe as MDC acting President. Orders congress to be called by Komichi in three months<\/p>— Pedzisai Ruhanya (@PedzisaiRuhanya) March 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>