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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Some Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) bigwigs are frantically making a last-minute rush to influence supporters to endorse them in the party\u2019s candidate selection process.<\/p>\n

Some of the party bigwigs have been MPs since the year 2000, a year after the opposition MDC was formed.<\/p>\n

But now they are being challenged by the party\u2019s \u201cYoung Turks\u201d who are challenging the status quo.<\/p>\n

According to NewsDay, the nomination process has seen new faces emerging to battle it out for National Assembly, Senate and local authority seats putting the incumbents on the back foot.<\/p>\n

Some sitting legislators have been accused of vote-buying and instigating violence against rivals.<\/p>\n

CCC founding leader Nelson Chamisa was unanimously endorsed as the party\u2019s presidential candidate.<\/p>\n

Violence in Warren Park disrupted the nomination process where incumbent legislator, Shakespeare Hamauswa\u2019s supporters reportedly clashed with rival groups.<\/p>\n

Some of the bigwigs who have reportedly been nominated almost unanimously include Tendai Biti of Harare East constituency, Judith Tobaiwa of Kwekwe Central, and Daniel Molokela of Hwange Central.<\/p>\n

Harare West MP Joanah Mamombe is being challenged by Vongai Tome while Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi is challenging Mabvuku-Tafara sitting MP James Chidhakwa.<\/p>\n

Senior CCC member David Coltart was nominated for the Bulawayo Ward 4 local authority seat.<\/p>\n

Former MDC-T interim leader Thokozani Khupe is likely to face ZANU PF\u2019s Mthuli Ncube for the Cowdray Park constituency.<\/p>\n

CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere was nominated for the Mt Pleasant constituency seat, while Siziba will likely represent the party in the Pelandaba-Tshabalala seat.<\/p>\n

Job Sikhala Jnr has been nominated to contest the Zengeza West constituency seat, which is currently occupied by his father, Job Sikhala.<\/p>\n

The son of the late MDC founding leader Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, Richard was nominated for the Norton constituency seat.<\/p>\n

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