Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa leaves CCC party
Just over two years at the helm of the Citizens Coalition for Change, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa announced on Wednesday (Jan. 25) he was leaving the opposition party.
“[…] inform you, that, with immediate effect, I no longer have anything to do with CCC,” a statement read.
“My focus remains fully on Zimbabwe, asserting your victory, honoring the citizens mandate and God’s calling to provide leadership,” he added.
In an 13-page document the former leader of the CC explains his decision.
The 45-year-old opposition leader is known to many as “mukomana” meaning “the young man”.
The presidency in the country has been dominated by octogenarians.
A lawyer and church pastor, Chamisa has been arrested several times for his political activities.
In 2007, he was severely beaten and left for dead. He spent five days in hospital after the attack, which was widely blamed on ruling-party thugs.
In 2021 he was the target of what he calls an assassination plot when shots were fired at his convoy. A bullet ripped through the left rear seat of his car where he normally sits.
