A new political party, the Independence of Zimbabwe African Organisation of People’s Power Pinda Panyanga United Front (IZAOPPOPP UNF) has been formed in Zimbabwe.
The existence of the party was confirmed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s chief elections officer, Mr Utoile Silaigwana who in a letter to acknowledge the party’s existence said:
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) acknowledges receipt of your party profile documents, the contents of which have been noted. Your organisation has been included on ZEC’s stakeholder database and mailing list for notification when appropriate meetings that require your input arise.
The party leader, Mr Edson Rupondo told the Herald in an interview that he formed the “nationalist and pan-Africanist” party to enhance democracy in the country. He said:
What we want is a democratic Zimbabwe and we respect the liberation struggle. Our party will be nationalist and pan-Africanist.
We simply want to use other avenues through a structure like a political party to advocate for the citizens’ interests.
The development takes place when Zimbabwe is not short of political parties considering that over 100 political parties contested in 2018 elections yet the country is still in disarray.
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