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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Recalled Seke Member of Parliament Willard Tapfumanei Madzimbamuto says he will seek to reclaim his seat in the by-elections as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n

Madzimbamuto is among more than a dozen Citizens\u2019 Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs recalled by Sengezo Tshabangu since October 2023.<\/p>\n

Tshabangu, who claims to be CCC\u2019s interim secretary general, justified the recalls of the elected representatives saying they had ceased to be members of the party.<\/p>\n

Posting on X, Madzimbamuto vowed to run for the seat again but not as a CCC candidate. He said:<\/p>\n

For the avoidance of doubt and clarity, l will be participating in the by-elections as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n

Madzimbamuto did not explain why he decided to go independent but just a few days before the 09 December by-elections, a High Court judge barred recalled CCC MPs from participating in the polls as CCC candidates.<\/p>\n

As a result, all the party\u2019s nine candidates were removed from the ballot papers, allowing ZANU PF to win seven of the nine seats, with the other seats won by Tshabangu\u2019s candidates.<\/p>\n

In the August 2023 general elections, Madzimbamuto narrowly won the seat after he garnered 14 032 votes.<\/p>\n

The ZANU PF candidate, Tobia Munyaradzi Kashambe received 13 277, while DUZ\u2019s Frederick Muzanenhamo polled 235 votes in the largely rural constituency.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Recalled Seke Member of Parliament Willard Tapfumanei Madzimbamuto says he will seek to reclaim his seat in the by-elections as an independent candidate. Madzimbamuto is among more than a dozen Citizens\u2019 Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs recalled by Sengezo Tshabangu since October 2023. 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