{"id":4646,"date":"2019-02-27T15:14:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T15:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=4646"},"modified":"2019-02-27T15:14:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T15:14:47","slug":"only-4-posts-will-be-contested-at-mdc-congress-hwende","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/only-4-posts-will-be-contested-at-mdc-congress-hwende","title":{"rendered":"Only 4 Posts Will Be Contested At MDC Congress \u2013 Hwende"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MDC deputy treasurer-general Charlton Hwende, who is also MP for Kuwadzana East constituency said that only four posts will be contested at the upcoming MDC Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Hwende claims that the party\u2019s constitution state that the posts of president, vice presidents, national chairperson, and the vice national chairperson will be contested.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hwendec\/status\/1100711016634204160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wrote Hwende<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In terms of the current MDC Constitution which we amended at the last Congress only the following posts will be contested 1. President 2. Vice Presidents 3.National Chairmen 4. Vice National Chairman. The rest will be appointments made by the new NEC after Congress.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>MDC amended its constitution in 2014 when it held its last Congress. The next Congress will be held this year from 24 to 26 May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MDC deputy treasurer-general Charlton Hwende, who is also MP for Kuwadzana East constituency said that only four posts will be contested at the upcoming MDC Congress. 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