Zimbabwe's opposition MDC meets to elect leader

After the blow of July's election loss, Chamisa may have the political winds behind him as the new MDC chief.

Zimbabwe's economy, which the 76-year-old Mnangagwa has vowed to revive, is once more an explosive issue, with shortages of fuel, a cash crunch and rising inflation."His popularity cannot be disputed - he is popular broadly within the MDC," Chitanga said. "But I'm not sure he has worked on his other traits as a leader of such a huge movement to a point where he inspires confidence to different sections of society."Some 10,000 delegates and guests are expected to attend the conference, taking place in the central city of Gweru.

Formed in 1999, following a conference of labour, church and civic society and students groups with trade unionist Tsvangirai as founding leader, the MDC is the largest opposition party the country has known since independence in 1980. It is the only party to have posed a sizeable challenge to ZANU-PF's grip on power, often in the face of violence.

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