Zimbabwe's split opposition helping Mugabe's successor to victory

Zimbabwe's divided opposition could bolster the long ruling party's chances of victory after failing to forge a solid coalition for the country's first elections without Robert Mugabe.

Twenty-three candidates the highest number in the country's election history are in the race for the presidential race after haggling over the allocation of parliamentary seats, scuttling a plan by the opposition to form a united front for the general elections due on July 30.  

But the real battle is seen to be between the ruling Zanu-PF and the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change , the party which has posed the most formidable challenge to Zanu-PF's grip on power.

SOURCE: NEWS24
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