Zimbabwe First Party

Party Name Zimbabwe First Party[1]
Also Known as ZimFirst /Zimbabwe People First / People First
Leader Maxwell Zeb Shumba
Founded April 10, 2015
Country Zimbabwe
Party Launched September 26, 2015. Chihowa Village. Murewa. Zimbabwe
Other Notable parties MDC T, MDC N, ZANU PF, ZAPU, Mavambo Dawn Kusile, People Democratic Party

Zimbabwe First Party (ZimFirst)[2][3] also known as Zimbabwe People First Party is a political party in Zimbabwe which was founded in April 2015.[4] The Party has attracted interest from observers of Zimbabwean politics. The party was founded by its current President Maxwell Zeb Shumba.[5][6] The Party claims to have brought together a diverse array of Zimbabweans to create what the party calls a platform of new ideas and fresh legs.[7][8] Maxwell Zeb Shumba[9] the founding President of Zimbabwe First,[1] once served as the Chief Political Strategist[10] for the other opposition political party's leader Morgan Tsvangirai. According to the official statement posted on the party's website, ZimFirst 's main objective is to form the next government through the electoral process,[1] National elections in Zimbabwe are slated for 2018 [11] and the party states that it will contest the Presidential and Parliamentary election. According to the party's manifesto primary focus of its government would be to re build the economy[12] from its an alleged US$4 billion to a "near US$1,5 trillion robust economy".[3]

The Party slogan is Nyika Vanhu, Vanhu Ndiyo Nyika (Shona language version), Abantu Ilizwe, Yilizwe Ngabantu (Ndebele language version). Its ideology is enshrined in the three key principles of Honesty, Accountability, and Unity.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ZimFirst Party". ZimFirst Party. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  2. ↑ "All set for ZimFirst party launch". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  3. 1 2 https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/04/22/zimfirst-now-fully-fledged-political-party/
  4. ↑ "New Zimbabwe Party Promises to Democratize Southern African Nation". VOA. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Zimbabwe has to start thinking about what the country should be like after its elderly president-for-life leaves power". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  6. ↑ https://etd.ohiolink.edu/ap/10?0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:ucin1201122680
  7. ↑ http://www.newzimbabwe.com/columns-25952-Zim+First+Looking+to+a+bright+future/columns.aspx
  8. 1 2 Daily, The Zimbabwe. "ZimFirst party: Party outlines what it stands for". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  9. ↑ "Maxwell Zeb Shumba". Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  10. ↑ "Tsvangirai hires new strategists". The Standard. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  11. ↑ "Mugabe confirmed as Zanu-PF candidate for 2018 election - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  12. ↑ "What Can Opposition Parties Do in 100 Days if Elected in Zimbabwe?". VOA. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
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