By Paul Nyathi|Steadfast MDC-T parliamentarian for Harare West Jessie Majome may just be winning her protracted battle to retain an uncontested opportunity to be the party’s candidate in the upcoming elections.

Reliable sources within the party have revealed to ZimEye.com that the party has withdrawn primary elections against all sitting parliamentarians in line with Majome’s complaints raised to the party leadership.

Majome withdrew from taking part in the party primary elections claiming that the party had made all sitting MPs to pay a $1000 deposit in order not to be contested to represent the party.

She further complained that the party primary elections process was flawed and subjected to manipulation. She complained bitterly about the lack of a voters roll and control in issuing party cards that made people eligible to vote in the primaries.

After withdrawing from the primary elections, the outspoken legislator declared that she was going to contest the elections as an independent candidate on the insistence of people from the constituency.

The MDC-T held primary elections over the weekend but non of the constituencies with sitting parliamentarians held elections.

The sources who spoke to ZimEye.com indicated that all the sitting parliamentarians joined the calls made by Majome and made similar threats to withdraw from the primary elections.

The party is reported to be holding discussions on how to proceed with the matter.
ZimEye.com could not immediately get a comment from party chairman Morgan Komichi who is in charge of the candidates identification process.