By Paul Nyathi|The Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance candidate for the Mutoko North by election is amongst the three candidates cleared by the nomination court to contest in the election set for November 24.

The Nomination Court set at the Magistrates’ Court in Marondera on Friday.

Since more than one candidate was duly nominated, the by-election will be held on 24 November 2018, in accordance with subsection 17(c) of the section 46 of the Electoral Act (chapter 2:13) as read with the Presidential Proclamation number 7 of 2018.

The candidates are Edson Mugoma of NCA Party, Boniface Mushore of the MDC-Alliance and Rambidzai Nyabote of ZANU-PF party. The right and opportunity to be elected was afforded to the three candidates without any noticeable legal and administrative barriers.

All three candidate submitted their nomination papers on 12 October, the day which the Nomination Court sat, yet the Electoral Law allows them to submit their papers up to five days before the date when the Nomination Court sits.

The environment during which candidates filed their nomination papers was calm and peaceful.

The MDC declared that it will participate in all the by elections that will come up in the country in the run up to the 2023 elections.

The opposotion party seeks to win as many of the by elections in order to cut the ZANU PF two thirds parliament majority which the ruling party may lose if it loses just two seats in the by elections.

The by-election came up after the elevation of incumbent legislator, Marble Chinomona, to President of Senate.

Chinomona won the right to represent Mutoko North in the July 30 harmonised elections before being elected Senate President.

She was elevated to be Senate President after she beat MDC-Alliance candidate Morgen Komichi.