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August 25th, 2008
Posted: 08:12 AM ET
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) — Zimbabwean lawmakers on Monday voted for Lovemore Moyo of the main Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party as speaker of the parliament — making him the first speaker from the opposition. “This is historic as it ceases to be a rubber-stamping house,” Moyo said after winning the position. “It will ensure that progressive laws are passed. I promise to be professional.” Moyo received 110 votes, and his only opponent Paul Themba-Nyathi received 98 votes. Themba-Nyathi represented the splinter MDC faction led by Arthur Mutambara, but he had support of President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party. |
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