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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A faction of the opposition MDC-T led by suspended party deputy president Thokozani Khupe has demanded funding from the State under the Political Parties (Finance) Act.<\/p>\n

This comes after Treasury released $149 million (about US$1.3 million at the official exchange rate) for the MDC-T under the Act.<\/p>\n

According to an Extra-Ordinary Government Gazette released on Thursday, ZANU PF received $350 million and the MDC-T got $149 million.<\/p>\n

Under the Political Parties (Finance) Act, a political party that receives at least 5% of the vote in an election is entitled to State funding. The MDC-T however, received less than 5% of the 2018 election vote.<\/p>\n

The other MDC-T faction is led by Douglas Mwonzora who has been at loggerheads with the Khupe outfit in recent times.<\/p>\n

Speaking to NewsDay yesterday, MDC-T (Khupe) spokesperson Ntando Ndlovu said:<\/p>\n

What the people of Zimbabwe must understand is that the money is for the MDC-T party. Mwonzora has formed his own party, the MDC Alliance.<\/p>\n

The money is for the MDC-T. The Supreme Court judgment made it clear that the MDC Alliance is not a political party, so we are expecting the money to be given to the MDC-T party.<\/p>\n

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) (formerly MDC Alliance) treasurer-general David Coltart the money should go to the MDC Alliance or no one. Said Coltart:<\/p>\n

In 2018, there were two MDC political parties, the MDC Alliance and the MDC-T, but the MDC-T failed to get 5% of the total votes.<\/p>\n

So the money either goes to MDC Alliance or no one, the $149 850 000 is an illegality considering the name changes and all.<\/p>\n

Political analyst Vivid Gwede said the ZANU PF-led government wanted to deprive Chamisa of public finances. Said Gwede:<\/p>\n

ZANU PF has already made sure through various ways that the Chamisa-led entity, by whatever name, is deprived of public finances.<\/p>\n

Going forward the CCC party will have to fend for itself until it wins seats and be due for its disbursement.<\/p>\n

As we have also seen, citizens are willing to donate through online platforms which creates an even more organic and important connection with the new party.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A faction of the opposition MDC-T led by suspended party deputy president Thokozani Khupe has demanded funding from the State under the Political Parties (Finance) Act. This comes after Treasury released $149 million (about US$1.3 million at the official exchange rate) for the MDC-T under the Act. 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