On Wednesday, President of the Zimbabwe Chiefs Council Senator Fortune Charumbira was elected unopposed as vice president of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Bureau, representing the Southern African Region. The elections were held in Kigali, Rwanda.
Charumbira won in the first two rounds until his rival, Malawi’s Alice Ngoma, withdrew her candidature at the last minute. He got 114 out of the 157 ballots cast, with 25 ballots being blank and 18 spoiled. Speaking soon after his victory, Chief Charumbira promised to work with the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament. Said Charumbira:
I stand here to thank you for the confidence you have bestowed in me that I can make a contribution to the Pan-African Parliament by sitting on the Bureau of PAP. My focus will be on working hand-in-hand with the other bureau members to come up with ways to make a difference in the lives of our people as per the mission of this institution. I am grateful to the members of the PAP for the confidence shown in me through what has been a free, fair and transparent process.
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