{"id":16116,"date":"2019-11-29T22:46:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T20:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=16116"},"modified":"2019-11-29T22:46:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T20:46:43","slug":"former-mdc-secretary-general-calls-for-unconditional-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/former-mdc-secretary-general-calls-for-unconditional-dialogue","title":{"rendered":"Former MDC Secretary General Calls For \u201cUnconditional Dialogue\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former Secretary-General for the opposition MDC, Senator Douglas Mwonzora has called for an \u201cunconditional dialogue\u201d between the ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ZANU%E2%80%93PF\">ZANU PF<\/a> and MDC saying that the impasse between the two parties was no longer sustainable. Posting on Twitter, Mwonzora said:<\/p>\n<p>The current stand-off at Parliament is a manifestation of the political tensions in the country. It can no longer be ignored. It requires genuine, inclusive and unconditional dialogue. For how can one set a Zanu PF-only committee to investigate only-MDC MPs?<\/p>\n<p>His remarks come after MPS legislators have been boycotting Parliamentary events which President Emmerson Mnangagwa attended saying that they did not recognise his presidency since he \u201cmanipulated\u201d the results of the 2018 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>In response, ZANU PF Members of Parliament have been walking out and or disrupting Parliament Committee sessions led by members of the MDC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Secretary-General for the opposition MDC, Senator Douglas Mwonzora has called for an \u201cunconditional dialogue\u201d between the ruling ZANU PF and MDC saying that the impasse between the two parties was no longer sustainable. Posting on Twitter, Mwonzora said: The current stand-off at Parliament is a manifestation of the political tensions in the country. 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