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By-election boycott leaves opposition reeling as Zanu PF wins

The opposition boycotted by-elections in Mount Pleasant and Harare East constituencies, allowing Zanu PF to gain two more parliamentary seats. However, observers argue that the โ€˜mainโ€™ opposition party the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) failed to differentiate between internal party politics and national politics, resulting in a shrinking democratic space. The two independent candidates who [โ€ฆ]