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#ededed">7th Parliament of Zimbabwe</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"><table style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align: middle;"> <td>←</td><td style="width:50%;text-align:left;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">6th Parliament</a></td> <td style="width:50%;text-align:right;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">8th Parliament</a></td><td>→</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Meeting place</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Harare" title="Harare">Harare</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Term</th><td class="infobox-data label">2008 – 2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2008_Zimbabwean_general_election" title="2008 Zimbabwean general election">2008 general election</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Government</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Government_of_National_Unity_of_2009" title="Zimbabwe Government of National Unity of 2009">Government of National Unity</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Zimbabwe" title="Senate of Zimbabwe">Senate</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg/220px-Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg/330px-Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg/440px-Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">93</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_Senate_of_Zimbabwe" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of the Senate of Zimbabwe">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Edna_Madzongwe" title="Edna Madzongwe">Edna Madzongwe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Party control</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Assembly_(Zimbabwe)" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Assembly (Zimbabwe)">House of Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg/220px-Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg/330px-Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg/440px-Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">210</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_House_of_Assembly_of_Zimbabwe" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe">Speaker</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Lovemore_Moyo" title="Lovemore Moyo">Lovemore Moyo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy Speaker</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Nomalanga_Khumalo" title="Nomalanga Khumalo">Nomalanga Khumalo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Party control</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/MDC%E2%80%93T" class="mw-redirect" title="MDC–T">MDC–T</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed;">Sessions</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">1st</th><td class="infobox-data">25 August 2008 – 22 July 2009</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">2nd</th><td class="infobox-data">6 October 2009 – 12 July 2010</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">3rd</th><td class="infobox-data">13 July 2010 – 5 September 2011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">4th</th><td class="infobox-data">6 September 2011 – 30 October 2011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">5th</th><td class="infobox-data">30 October 2012 – 27 June 2013</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <b>7th Parliament of Zimbabwe</b> was a meeting of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Zimbabwe" title="Parliament of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwean Parliament</a>, composed of the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Zimbabwe" title="Senate of Zimbabwe">Senate</a> and the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Assembly_(Zimbabwe)" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Assembly (Zimbabwe)">House of Assembly</a>. It met in <a href="/wiki/Harare" title="Harare">Harare</a> over five sessions from 25 August 2008 to 27 June 2013. Its membership was set by the disputed <a href="/wiki/2008_Zimbabwean_general_election" title="2008 Zimbabwean general election">2008 Zimbabwean general election</a>, which resulted in a <a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> majority in the Senate and <a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Tsvangirai" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai">Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai</a> control of the House of Assembly. <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Zimbabwean_political_negotiations" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 Zimbabwean political negotiations">Political negotiations</a> resulted in the <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Government_of_National_Unity_of_2009" title="Zimbabwe Government of National Unity of 2009">2009 Government of National Unity</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Coalition_government" title="Coalition government">coalition government</a> composed of ZANU–PF, the MDC–T, and the <a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Mutambara" class="mw-redirect" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Mutambara">MDC–M</a>. </p><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Convening_of_Parliament">Convening of Parliament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Convening of Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 19 August 2008, President <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mugabe" title="Robert Mugabe">Robert Mugabe</a> announced his intention to open Parliament in the subsequent week, five months after the parliamentary election was held. Due to ongoing <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Zimbabwean_political_negotiations" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 Zimbabwean political negotiations">negotiations</a> over the disputed election, the opposition <a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Tsvangirai" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai">Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai</a> party saw this as unacceptable, with MDC–T Secretary-General <a href="/wiki/Tendai_Biti" title="Tendai Biti">Tendai Biti</a> stating that it would "be a clear repudiation of the Memorandum of Understanding, and an indication beyond reasonable doubt of <a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a>'s unwillingness to continue to be part of the talks. In short, convening Parliament decapitates the dialogue."<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nevertheless, Parliament was convened on 25 August 2008. That morning, Mugabe appointed 11 senators, including eight of the ten seats reserved for <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_provincial_governors_of_Zimbabwe" class="mw-redirect" title="List of current provincial governors of Zimbabwe">provincial governors</a> and three of the five special non-constituency Senate seats. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Mushohwe" title="Chris Mushohwe">Chris Mushohwe</a> was appointed Resident Minister and Governor for <a href="/wiki/Manicaland_Province" title="Manicaland Province">Manicaland Province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ephraim_Masawi" title="Ephraim Masawi">Ephraim Masawi</a> for <a href="/wiki/Mashonaland_Central_Province" title="Mashonaland Central Province">Mashonaland Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Chigwedere" title="Aeneas Chigwedere">Aeneas Chigwedere</a> for <a href="/wiki/Mashonaland_East_Province" title="Mashonaland East Province">Mashonaland East</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Faber_Chidarikire" title="Faber Chidarikire">Faber Chidarikire</a> for <a href="/wiki/Mashonaland_West_Province" title="Mashonaland West Province">Mashonaland West</a>. The remaining Resident Ministers and Governors—<a href="/wiki/Cain_Mathema" title="Cain Mathema">Cain Mathema</a> for <a href="/wiki/Bulawayo" title="Bulawayo">Bulawayo</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Karimanzira" title="David Karimanzira">David Karimanzira</a> for <a href="/wiki/Harare_Province" title="Harare Province">Harare</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thokozile_Mathuthu" title="Thokozile Mathuthu">Thokozile Mathuthu</a> for <a href="/wiki/Matabeleland_North_Province" title="Matabeleland North Province">Matabeleland North</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Angeline_Masuku" title="Angeline Masuku">Angeline Masuku</a> for <a href="/wiki/Matabeleland_South_Province" title="Matabeleland South Province">Matabeleland South</a>—were reappointed to their posts. (Mugabe did not appoint governors for Midlands and Masvingo provinces at that time.) The three non-constituency senators appointed that day were Vice-President <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Msika" title="Joseph Msika">Joseph Msika</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Chinamasa" title="Patrick Chinamasa">Patrick Chinamasa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_Nkomo" title="John Nkomo">John Nkomo</a>, who was <a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_House_of_Assembly_of_Zimbabwe" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe">Speaker of Parliament</a> during the preceding parliamentary term.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mugabe was believed to have left some of the posts vacant so that they could go to the MDC in the event of a power-sharing agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-Wrangle_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wrangle-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite the MDC–T's objections, the members of Parliament were sworn in on the morning of 25 August.<sup id="cite_ref-Speaker_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Speaker-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Celia_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Celia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoyoWins-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MDC MPs sat on the government benches and told the ZANU–PF MPs to sit on the opposition benches.<sup id="cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoyoWins-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also on 25 August, two MDC–T MPs, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shuwa_Mudiwa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shuwa Mudiwa (page does not exist)">Shuwa Mudiwa</a><sup id="cite_ref-Celia_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Celia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoyoWins-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eliah_Jembere&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eliah Jembere (page does not exist)">Eliah Jembere</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoyoWins-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were arrested. Mudiwa was released later in the day and was sworn in as an MP.<sup id="cite_ref-Celia_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Celia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoyoWins-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wayne Bvudzijena, a police spokesman, said that the police questioned Mudiwa with regard to political violence, while Jembere was being held over rape charges.<sup id="cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoyoWins-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Epworth_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Epworth-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Five other MDC MPs were also wanted by the police.<sup id="cite_ref-Epworth_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Epworth-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MDC–T denounced the arrests as politically motivated and said that the police had entered Parliament and forcefully removed Mudiwa from the building. It also claimed that another of its MPs was targeted for arrest but that this arrest was prevented by other MDC MPs;<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, according to the MDC, a third MP was arrested at his home the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-Jeered_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jeered-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mugabe opened Parliament with a speech on 26 August,<sup id="cite_ref-Jeered_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jeered-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Opens_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opens-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> expressing an optimistic outlook on resolving the political dispute—"Landmark agreements have been concluded, with every expectation that everyone will sign up"<sup id="cite_ref-Opens_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opens-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—while denouncing the West's policies toward Zimbabwe.<sup id="cite_ref-Jeered_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jeered-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MDC MPs heckled him during his speech;<sup id="cite_ref-Jeered_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jeered-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Opens_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opens-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although Mugabe continued speaking and completed it,<sup id="cite_ref-Jeered_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jeered-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Disgrace_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Disgrace-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he was reportedly inaudible at times due to the volume of the heckling, "look[ed] annoyed", and spoke more loudly and quickly as a result.<sup id="cite_ref-Jeered_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jeered-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a petition on the same day, the MDC condemned the convening of Parliament as a violation of the preliminary agreement between the parties regarding negotiations, described Mugabe as an "illegitimate usurper", and criticized the arrest of the MDC MPs.<sup id="cite_ref-Jeered_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jeered-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state-owned newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/The_Herald_(Zimbabwe)" title="The Herald (Zimbabwe)">The Herald</a></i> strongly criticized the heckling in an editorial, describing it as "disgraceful" and "infantile", while also asserting that the MDC–T had effectively acknowledged Mugabe's legitimacy by attending Parliament and remaining there during Mugabe's speech.<sup id="cite_ref-Disgrace_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Disgrace-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_of_speakers">Election of speakers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Election of speakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Parliament was convened at 10 a.m. on 25 August 2008 by Clerk of Parliament <a href="/w/index.php?title=Austin_Zvoma&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Austin Zvoma (page does not exist)">Austin Zvoma</a>, though Mudiwa and Jembere had been arrested prior to the ceremony. Mudiwa was later released and sworn into office, but Jembere remained in police custody. In addition, the MDC announced that 15 of its members would not attend the ceremony because they were hiding from intimidation and violence.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>After the members of Parliament were sworn in, elections were held that day for the leadership of both houses of Parliament. In the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Assembly_(Zimbabwe)" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Assembly (Zimbabwe)">House of Assembly</a>, a secret-ballot election of the Speaker pitted <a href="/wiki/Lovemore_Moyo" title="Lovemore Moyo">Lovemore Moyo</a> (MDC–T) against <a href="/wiki/Paul_Temba_Nyathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Temba Nyathi">Paul Temba Nyathi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Mutambara" class="mw-redirect" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Mutambara">MDC–M</a>); ZANU–PF declined to field a candidate against the two, opting to back the MDC–M candidate instead. Moyo won the election with 110 votes against Nyathi's 98.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Deputy Speaker, <a href="/wiki/Nomalanga_Khumalo" title="Nomalanga Khumalo">Nomalanga Khumalo</a> (MDC–M) was also elected.<sup id="cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoyoWins-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moyo reportedly received 99 votes from MDC–T MPs, seven votes from MDC–M MPs, and four votes from ZANU–PF MPs,<sup id="cite_ref-Speaker_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Speaker-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the breakdown of results could not be known for certain because the vote was secret.<sup id="cite_ref-Nation_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nation-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> MP <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Moyo" title="Jonathan Moyo">Jonathan Moyo</a> also backed Nyathi.<sup id="cite_ref-Nation_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nation-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ZANU–PF's <a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a> described Moyo's election as "a truly historic event" and expressed his congratulations on behalf of Mugabe and the party.<sup id="cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoyoWins-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following his election as Speaker, Moyo predicted that Parliament would henceforth be a meaningful check on the executive, which would need to "find ways of negotiating with the legislature in order to put through programs".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Speaker election, a number of the MDC–M MPs voted against their own party's candidate for Speaker, which was considered a blow to Mugabe, because it meant that he could not rely on MDC–M MPs to vote with ZANU–PF. Thus, ZANU–PF would likely be unable to control a parliamentary majority despite the support of the MDC–M leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-Wrangle_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wrangle-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nation_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nation-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the Senate, where ZANU–PF held a majority, ZANU–PF candidate <a href="/wiki/Edna_Madzongwe" title="Edna Madzongwe">Edna Madzongwe</a> was reelected President of the Senate with 58 votes. <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Sibanda" title="Gibson Sibanda">Gibson Sibanda</a>, whose candidacy was supported by both the MDC–T and the MDC–M, received 28 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Temporary_adjournment_and_power-sharing_agreement">Temporary adjournment and power-sharing agreement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Temporary adjournment and power-sharing agreement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 24 October, it was announced that Parliament would be adjourned until 11 November due to a lack of funds from the government.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Parliament planned to meet again in October 2008, at which point it would consider proposed constitutional amendments resulting from the <a href="/wiki/2008_Zimbabwean_political_negotiations" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Zimbabwean political negotiations">power-sharing agreement</a> between ZANU–PF and the MDC, which was signed in September. As the terms of the deal were supported by all three parties, the amendments were expected to pass without difficulty. Elements of the agreement specifically relevant to Parliament included granting all three parties the right to appoint one minister who is not a Member of Parliament. These ministers would be allowed to participate in Parliament, but would not have voting rights. Additionally, the agreement provided for the appointment of nine more non-constituency senators, three from each party.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Party_summary">Party summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Party summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg/300px-Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg/450px-Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg/600px-Senate_of_Zimbabwe_2008.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Seats </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#008000;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> </td> <td>57 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#DC241f;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Tsvangirai" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai">MDC–T</a> </td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FF7F00;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_-_Mutambara" class="mw-redirect" title="Movement for Democratic Change - Mutambara">MDC–M</a> </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Total</b> </td> <td>93 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Source: </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Assembly">House of Assembly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: House of Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg/300px-Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg/450px-Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg/600px-Zimbabwe_House_of_Assembly_2008.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Seats </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#DC241f;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Tsvangirai" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai">MDC–T</a> </td> <td>100 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#008000;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ZANU%E2%80%93PF" title="ZANU–PF">ZANU–PF</a> </td> <td>99 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FF7F00;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_-_Mutambara" class="mw-redirect" title="Movement for Democratic Change - Mutambara">MDC–M</a> </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#C0C0C0;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Total</b> </td> <td>210 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Source: </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members">Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_members_of_the_7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of members of the 7th Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">List of members of the 7th Parliament of Zimbabwe</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cris Chinaka, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/20/africa/OUKWD-UK-ZIMBABWE-CRISIS.php">"MDC says Mugabe parliament plans endanger talks"</a>, Reuters (<i>International Herald Tribune</i>), 20 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200808250158.html">"President Appoints Ministers"</a>, <i>The Herald</i> (allAfrica.com), 25 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wrangle-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Wrangle_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Wrangle_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Dumisani Muleya, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200808260017.html">"Zimbabwe: Mugabe Bid to Wangle Speaker Post Backfires"</a>, <i>Business Day</i>, Johannesburg (allAfrica.com), 25 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Speaker-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Speaker_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Speaker_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200808251079.html">"Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Wins Parliamentary Vote"</a>, allAfrica.com, 25 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Celia-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Celia_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Celia_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Celia_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Celia W. Dugger, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/africa/zimbabwe.php">"Zimbabwe opposition gains a key position"</a>, <i>International Herald Tribune</i>, 25 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MoyoWins-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MoyoWins_6-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7580366.stm">"MDC wins Zimbabwe parliament vote"</a>, BBC News, 25 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Epworth-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Epworth_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Epworth_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200808260457.html">"MDC-T MP for Epworth Arrested"</a>, <i>The Herald</i> (allAfrica.com), 26 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=vn20080825150355943C163241">"Mugabe names cronies as parliament opens"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060615021453/http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1">Archived</a> 2006-06-15 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>The Star</i> (<i>IOL</i>), 25 August 2008, page 3.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Jeered-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Jeered_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jeered_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jeered_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jeered_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jeered_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jeered_9-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jeered_9-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/26/africa/AF-Zimbabwe.php">"Zimbabwe leader jeered at parliament opening"</a>, Associated Press (<i>International Herald Tribune</i>), 26 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Opens-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Opens_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Opens_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Opens_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Cris Chinaka, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/26/africa/OUKWD-UK-ZIMBABWE-CRISIS.php">"Mugabe opens parliament"</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2021">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup>, Reuters (<i>International Herald Tribune</i>), 26 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Disgrace-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Disgrace_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Disgrace_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200808270468.html">"MDC-T MPs' Behaviour Disgraceful"</a>, <i>The Herald</i> (allAfrica.com), 27 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7580366.stm">"MDC wins Zimbabwe parliament vote"</a>, BBC News</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Nation-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Nation_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Nation_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Nation_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Kitsepile Nyathi and agencies, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200808260081.html">"Zimbabwe: Mugabe Party Loses Election for Speaker"</a>, <i>The Nation</i>, 25 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Angus Shaw, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=vn20080826055306456C695737">"Mugabe loses key post"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060615021453/http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1">Archived</a> 2006-06-15 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>Cape Times</i>, 26 August 2008, page 1.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7581439.stm">"Speaker hope for new Zimbabwe era"</a>, BBC News, 26 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/parly45.18666.html">"Madzongwe wins Senate presidency"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080829044424/http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/parly45.18666.html">Archived</a> 2008-08-29 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Newzimbabwe.com, 26 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tichaona Sibanda, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081028120418/http://swradioafrica.com/news241008/parlisuspends241008.htm">"Parliament suspended as Mnangagwa claims no cash"</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup>, SW Radio Africa, 24 October 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200809170858.html">"House to deal with constitutional changes next month"</a>, <i>The Herald</i>, 17 September 2008.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul 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href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">6th</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_members_of_the_3rd_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of members of the 3rd Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_members_of_the_4th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of members of the 4th Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_5th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe" title="List of members of the 5th Parliament of Zimbabwe">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_6th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe" title="List of members of the 6th Parliament of Zimbabwe">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_members_of_the_7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of members of the 7th Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_members_of_the_8th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of members of the 8th Parliament of Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_9th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe" title="List of members of the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_10th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe" title="List of members of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe">10th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="2008_Zimbabwean_presidential_election_and_subsequent_events" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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href="/wiki/2008_Zimbabwean_general_election" title="2008 Zimbabwean general election">2008 Zimbabwean presidential election</a> and subsequent events</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Candidates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Mugabe" title="Robert Mugabe">Robert Mugabe</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_African_National_Union_%E2%80%93_Patriotic_Front" class="mw-redirect" title="Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front">ZANU-PF</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Tsvangirai" title="Morgan Tsvangirai">Morgan Tsvangirai</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Tsvangirai" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai">MDC-T</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simba_Makoni" title="Simba Makoni">Simba Makoni</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn" title="Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn">Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn</a>) <small>(<a href="/wiki/Simba_Makoni_2008_presidential_campaign" title="Simba Makoni 2008 presidential campaign">campaign</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langton_Towungana" title="Langton Towungana">Langton Towungana</a> (independent)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Zimbabwean_general_election" title="2008 Zimbabwean general election">First round</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Zimbabwean_general_election" title="2008 Zimbabwean general election">Parliamentary election</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Constituency_results_of_the_2008_Zimbabwean_parliamentary_election" title="Constituency results of the 2008 Zimbabwean parliamentary election">constituency results</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campaigning_for_the_2008_Zimbabwean_presidential_election" title="Campaigning for the 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election">Campaigning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vote_counting_for_the_2008_Zimbabwean_presidential_election" title="Vote counting for the 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election">Vote counting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Southern_African_Development_Community_emergency_meeting" title="2008 Southern African Development Community emergency meeting">SADC meeting</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_Yue_Jiang" title="An Yue Jiang">An Yue Jiang</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Mavhoterapapi" title="Operation Mavhoterapapi">Operation Mavhoterapapi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Ngatipedzenavo" title="Operation Ngatipedzenavo">Operation Ngatipedzenavo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_round_of_voting_in_the_2008_Zimbabwean_presidential_election" title="Second round of voting in the 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election">Second round</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_reaction_to_the_2008_Zimbabwean_presidential_election" title="International reaction to the 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election">International reaction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Zimbabwean_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventh Zimbabwean Parliament">Seventh Zimbabwean Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Zimbabwean_political_negotiations" title="2008–2009 Zimbabwean political negotiations">Political negotiations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwean_cholera_outbreak" class="mw-redirect" title="Zimbabwean cholera outbreak">Cholera outbreak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Mutambara" title="Arthur Mutambara">Arthur Mutambara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Mutambara" class="mw-redirect" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Mutambara">MDC-M</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" title="Emmerson Mnangagwa">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Operations_Command_(Zimbabwe)" title="Joint Operations Command (Zimbabwe)">Joint Operations Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_(pre-2005)" class="mw-redirect" title="Movement for Democratic Change (pre-2005)">Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_African_National_Union_%E2%80%93_Patriotic_Front" class="mw-redirect" title="Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front">Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Government_of_National_Unity_of_2009" title="Zimbabwe Government of National Unity of 2009">Government of National Unity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Monitoring_and_Implementation_Committee" title="Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee">Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Members_of_the_7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe_(2008–2013)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:7th_Parliament_of_Zimbabwe" title="Template:7th Parliament of Zimbabwe"><abbr title="View this 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elections</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Movement_for_Democratic_Change_%E2%80%93_Tsvangirai" title="Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai">MDC-T</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Tsvangirai" title="Morgan Tsvangirai">Tsvangirai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cross" title="Eddie Cross">Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thokozani_Khuphe" title="Thokozani Khuphe">Khuphe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lovemore_Moyo" title="Lovemore Moyo">L. Moyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tendai_Biti" title="Tendai Biti">Biti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Dzinotyiweyi" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Dzinotyiweyi">Dzinotyiweyi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elton_Mangoma" title="Elton Mangoma">Mangoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theresa_Makoni" class="mw-redirect" title="Theresa Makoni">Makoni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Matinenga" title="Eric Matinenga">Matinenga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorcas_Sibanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dorcas Sibanda (page does not exist)">D. Sibanda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thabitha_Khumalo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thabitha Khumalo (page does not exist)">T. Khumalo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cornelius_Dube&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cornelius Dube (page does not exist)">C. Dube</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Nkomo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Samuel Nkomo (page does not exist)">S. Nkomo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reggie_Moyo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reggie Moyo (page does not exist)">R. Moyo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Felix_Sibanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Felix Sibanda (page does not exist)">F. Sibanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seiso_Moyo" title="Seiso Moyo">S. Moyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thamsanqa_Mahlangu" title="Thamsanqa Mahlangu">T. Mahlangu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Mhlanga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Albert Mhlanga (page does not exist)">A. Mhlanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fidelis_Mhashu" title="Fidelis Mhashu">Mhashu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Misheck_Shoko&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Misheck Shoko (page does not exist)">M. Shoko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evelyn_Masaiti" title="Evelyn Masaiti">Masaiti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elias_Jembere&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elias Jembere (page does not exist)">Jembere</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gift_Dzirutwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gift Dzirutwe (page does not exist)">Dzirutwe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Funny_Munengani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Funny Munengani (page does not exist)">Munengani</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Madzore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul Madzore (page does not exist)">P. Madzore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murisi_Zwizwai" title="Murisi Zwizwai">Zwizwai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessie_Majome" title="Jessie Majome">J. 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