MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora believes he is being targeted by ZANU PF through lawfare after the High Court nullified his 2022 election at the party’s congress, which saw him assume leadership.
Mwonzora claims that ZANU PF is behind the ruling as punishment for his opposition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s alleged plan to extend his presidency beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms, set to expire in 2028.
Last week, High Court judge Justice Hapias Zhou ruled that Mwonzora must resign and allow for a fresh congress within six months, citing irregularities in the 2022 MDC-T Extraordinary Congress that led to his elevation as party leader.
Speaking to journalists in Harare, Mwonzora vowed not to be intimidated, reiterating his commitment to opposing the ED2030 agenda. Said Mwonzora (via <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/mwonzora-says-zanu-pf-punishing-him-for-resisting-2030-agenda-after-high-court-nullified-his-mdc-t-presidency/">NewZimbabwe.com</a>):
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I want to say we are going to attenuate our fight against the 2030 agenda. We will never allow anybody to intimidate us against fighting the 2030 agenda.
So, if there is a faction within ZANU PF which has a hand in this judgment, we say ‘tough luck’ to you. We are going to intensify our fight against the 2030 agenda.
We will never allow the emasculation of our Constitution, we will never allow being bullied against defending our Constitution.
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Mwonzora said Mnangagwa’s supporters should not be allowed to reverse what Zimbabwean voters endorsed in the 2023 referendum when they approved the new Constitution. He said:
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The people of Zimbabwe are stakeholders, they spoke during the outreach programme about what they wanted in the Constitution. They spoke during the referendum on what they wanted in this Constitution. 
What they said they wanted in this Constitution was that a President must run the country for a maximum of 10 years, after which they must go home.
We are saying, President Mnangagwa, after the expiry of your term in 2028, go home, and nothing is going to intimidate us from this path.
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Mwonzora claimed that MDC-T had formed a coalition with other progressive forces, including political parties, the church, civil society, and war veterans, to resist Mnangagwa’s ambitious plan to become a “life president.”

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The High Court said Douglas Mwonzora's leadership of MDC-T is not valid and there must be a new election. Mwonzora thinks ZANU PF is behind this because he opposes Mnangagwa's plan to stay president longer. The court found problems with the congress that made Mwonzora leader. Mwonzora is not scared and will fight against Mnangagwa's plan. He says people want presidents to leave after 10 years. Mwonzora is working with others to stop Mnangagwa from being "life president."

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