{"id":3308,"date":"2019-02-07T14:45:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T14:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=3308"},"modified":"2019-02-07T14:45:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T14:45:01","slug":"its-chamisas-democratic-right-to-snub-dialogue-mnangagwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/its-chamisas-democratic-right-to-snub-dialogue-mnangagwa","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Chamisa\u2019s democratic right to snub dialogue \u2013 Mnangagwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says it is MDC leader Nelson Chamisa\u2019s democratic right to boycott a dialogue meeting he had called for the country\u2019s political leadership at State House on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He said this at a media briefing soon after his four-hour long meeting with politicians who challenged him in the presidential race last July.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/Chamisa-1_Chamisa-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/Chamisa-1_Chamisa-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/Chamisa-1_Chamisa-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/Chamisa-1_Chamisa.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chamisa, who came a close second to Mnangagwa in the disputed poll, did not attend. None of his party members also attended the event.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Asked what he had to say about Chamisa\u2019s absence, Mnangagwa said it was the MDC leader\u2019s democratic right to shun the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI invited everyone to this meeting and other parties who did not attend, it is their democratic right to do so and also for those who attended, it is also their democratic right to attend the meeting,\u201d Mnangagwa said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\" class=\" fb_reset\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Chamisa and his party have been at the forefront of demanding for national dialogue but have refused to recognise Mnangagwa\u2019s legitimacy, insisting the Zanu PF leader rigged his way to power.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ssp2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says it is MDC leader Nelson Chamisa\u2019s democratic right to boycott a dialogue meeting he had called for the country\u2019s political leadership at State House on Wednesday. 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