Chamisa claims he has devised a way forward, sharing the roadmap with all key stakeholders, and plans to reveal this proposed roadmap in due course. “We have engaged different stakeholders within the SADC region, even at the Heads of State level. I have sent delegations to various capitals in the region and the continent to brief esteemed leaders about the election dispute in Zimbabwe, the political stalemate, and our proposed way forward,” Chamisa said at a press conference held on Monday in Harare.
“We are acutely aware of the urgency of this matter. There can be no talk of 2028 or a viable and stable future for this country without resolving the August 2023 issues,” he added. Chamisa stated he would not consider political participation in 2028 until the 2023 issue was settled.
“Let’s fix 2023 and not wait for 2028,” he said. Chamisa, who received over two million votes in the 2023 presidential election, said he was ready to seek a resolution as a national leader, avoiding partisan politics. “That mandate cannot be abdicated, abandoned, or squandered.
On September 26, 2023, we wrote to our regional body, SADC, the guarantor of the values and principles of the aspirations of the ‘common agenda’ and ‘common will’ of the people of Southern Africa,” Chamisa said, adding that he wrote again to SADC on October 23, 2023. “SADC responded to our request and advised that they were giving the matter due consideration through relevant organs. We have noted t.
