David Coltart
David Coltart
David Coltartis a Zimbabwean lawyer, Christian leader and politician. He was a founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change when it was established in 1999 and its founding Secretary for Legal Affairs. He was the Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South in the House of Assembly from 2000 to 2008, and he was elected to the Senate in 2008. He is the Legal Secretary for the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change led by Welshman Ncube. He was...
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conditions create emergency necessary state trying
He's been trying to create the conditions necessary for a state of emergency because that's the only way he can postpone this election.
case electorate supportive type
My case is different because of the type of electorate in my constituency. They have been supportive all along.
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With the amount of violence that has gone on, with the total denial of access to the media, with the fact that we have not had an opportunity to look at the voter rolls yet, there is just no way that a free and fair election can be held.
defeat monumental
It is a monumental defeat for the government.
actions case constitution faced house informs leader longer party requires section sitting terms
If that is the case they will be faced with a constitutional problem. Their actions will be meaningless in terms of Section 41 (1)(e) of the constitution which requires that the party informs the Leader of the House that a sitting MP is no longer their member.