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MDC Tsvangirai

Movement for Democratic Change
Leader Morgan Tsvangirai
Founded 1999 (1999)
Headquarters Harvest House, 44 Nelson Mandela Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe
Youth wing MDC Youth Assembly
Ideology Social democracy,
Left-wing nationalism
Political position Centre-left
International affiliation Socialist International,
Progressive Alliance
Colours Red and black
House of Assembly
49 / 210
Senate
21 / 93
Pan African Parliament
2 / 5
Party flag
Flag of the Movement for Democratic Change.svg
Website
mdc.co.zw

The Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe (MDCZ), commonly known as Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe - Tsvangirai (MDC-T) is a political party and currently the main opposition party in the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. It is the main formation formed from the split of the original Movement for Democratic Change in 2005.

The Movement for Democratic Change was founded in 1999 as an opposition party to the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party led by President Robert Mugabe. The MDC was formed from members of the broad coalition of civic society groups and individuals that campaigned for a "No" vote in the 2000 constitutional referendum, in particular the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions. The party split following the 2005 Senate election, with the main faction headed by the founder leader Morgan Tsvangirai and the other formation headed by Arthur Mutambara. At the Morgan Tsvangirai-led 2006 Congress, Thokozani Khuphe was elected for Vice-President replacing Gibson Sibanda who was now part of MDC-M.

The two factions subsequently won a combined majority in the March 2008 parliamentary election.


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