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HARARE \u2013 Zimbabwe\u2019s ruling party, ZANU-PF, has declared it will remain in power indefinitely, with a senior official dismissing succession fears and vowing that the party\u2019s leadership transition, when it comes, will be seamless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an interview with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), ZANU-PF Director of Information Farai Marapira rejected claims of internal succession battles, asserting that the revolutionary party is built on war, blood, and sacrifice \u2014 and is not going anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf anyone honestly believes we have a succession problem in ZANU-PF, then they don\u2019t know what we are about,\u201d Marapira said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are ZANU-PF, we are a revolutionary party. We are a party born of war, blood, and sacrifice. We are not affected by these false headlines. These are challenges in the heads of people who wish for our demise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marapira challenged critics to watch how smoothly ZANU-PF would handle any future transition, suggesting the party\u2019s rule is permanent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe as ZANU-PF, when the time for succession comes, we\u2019ll do it so smoothly, you are going to be surprised. If we are both alive, I would love you to call me again on this interview, and you will see how smooth it will have gone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The remarks come after ZANU-PF secured a two-thirds majority in Parliament, following a series of disputed court rulings that saw opposition CCC MPs recalled by little-known activist Sengezo Tshabangu \u2014 a move widely seen as weakening the opposition once led by Nelson Chamisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked about calls to scrap the constitutional recall clause, Marapira defended the provision, arguing it binds parliamentarians to their parties and the will of voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of the major complaints of the opposition is the recall clause because they have been complaining about how recalls should be struck out of the constitution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut we have said that this is actually a binding of the people\u2019s will because when people go for elections, they go as members of political parties representing party manifestos and party ideologies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marapira blamed the opposition\u2019s internal dysfunction for its woes, adding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo it is not our fault that the opposition is not able to structure itself in such a way that they can respect their own ethos and their own values. So we have not accepted as ZANU-PF that we include this recall clause.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Political analysts say Marapira\u2019s comments reflect a ruling party emboldened by a fragmented opposition and parliamentary dominance not seen since independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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