Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change MPs booed President Mugabe as he delivered his speech at the official opening of parliament on Tuesday, in an unprecedented show of defiance.
MDC MPs refused to stand when President Mugabe entered, and shouted Zanu PF “is rotten!”
The jeers occasionally drowned President Mugabe’s speech that was broadcast live on ZBC TV. The president had to raise his voice and, looking annoyed, raced through the final lines.
“The elections are now behind us, what is upon us is a challenge of vision and common purposes. Now is a time to put Zimbabwe first,” President Mugabe said.
Meanwhile the opposition MDC said three of it’s MPs were arrested at parliament on what it called trumped-up political violence charges.
“The MDC views this continued harassment and arrest of MDC legislators by the state security agents as a direct affront to the will of the people of Zimbabwe,” the MDC said in a statement.
Four MDC MPs are said to have been arrested in the past two days.
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