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Zanu-PF presents himself at the next general election in Zimbabwe as the party to beat – but many things have happened since former President Robert Mugabe was forced to resign during an badisted transition by the army.
in opposition circles, with the death of Morgan Tsvangirai leading to a split in the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T). This split resulted in the creation of a MDC headed by former Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe and the MDC Alliance, a coalition of former MDC members from initial training at the beginning of the century.
Mugabe defeated Tsvangirai in 2013 winning 61.09% of the presidential vote. The former president swept seven provinces, while the MDC-T won only three: Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Harare.
The largest votes of Zanu-PF come from Masvingo (285,806 votes), Mashonaland West (277,312), Mashonaland East (320,719) and Mashonaland Central (327,455). In the Midlands, it was a narrow victory for Zanu-PF, which was also the case at Manicaland
In major cities where the MDC-T won there was a low turnout, for example in Bulawayo where the MDC-T With the Zanu-PF landslide in 2013, the main lesson is simple: for any political party that claims victory, win at Masvingo, Mashonaland, East and at the Center. The West will be the key.
Fighting these Zanu-PF provinces could be a huge challenge for the opposition, despite the fact that Zanu-PF's internal cracks led to the downfall of Mugabe and his Generation 40 faction (G40). Just last week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he was concerned that they could have problems in Central Mashonaland.
"The G40 is not over, but I denounce them.However, Zanu-PF has the ability to clean himself up," said the president at a rally in Marondera
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