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Prominent opposition figure Nelson Chamisa has publicly urged his supporters not to participate in a planned mass demonstration against the government, invoking the 2017 ouster of former president Robert Mugabe as a cautionary tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move positions Chamisa, who continues to command significant political influence, as taking a cautious approach toward street protests that appear linked to internal ZANU-PF power struggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exchange unfolded on social media platform X after Chamisa posted that Zimbabwe’s challenges stem from the “disputed mandate” of the 2023 elections, describing corruption and economic suffering as mere “symptoms” of this fundamental issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When a user urged him to mobilize followers for an October 17 “One Million Man March Against State Capture and corruption,” Chamisa responded cryptically but firmly: “2017 taught us a big lesson!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The year 2017 marks Zimbabwe’s military-assisted transition that removed Mugabe but ultimately consolidated ZANU-PF power under President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Chamisa’s reference is widely interpreted as warning against protests that could be co-opted by ruling party factions rather than achieving genuine democratic reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The planned march has been promoted by activists viewed as aligned with Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Mnangagwa’s chief rival within ZANU-PF. The demonstration has already been labeled “treasonous” by some political figures, highlighting volatile ruling party divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By refusing to endorse the protests, Chamisa signals a strategic focus on electoral legitimacy rather than street action, consciously avoiding entanglement in the ruling party’s internal power struggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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