ZEC thwarts Chamuka’s effort to bring back IPD

Opposition leader Herbert Chamuka’s plans to bring back Ideas Party of Democracy (IPD) into action ahead of general elections have flopped, Chamuka said.

The South African based politician told NewsDay that he was intending to bring back the party with a new name, Ideas Party of Democracy-Zimbabwe (IPD-Z), but Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) refused to be notified of that new party, saying it is the one and the same thing.

“A few days ago our party members approached ZEC with the intention to bring back IPD but with a ‘Z’ for Zimbabwe but ZEC said there was nothing new,” Chamuka said.

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