According to the MPOI Afrobarometer round nine survey
released yesterday, 33% of the respondents said they would vote for the CCC
leader against 30% who vouched for Mnangagwa.
Zanu PF, which has in the past applauded MPOI’s surveys,
yesterday dismissed the latest survey as “straw polls”.
“I do not comment on straw polls,” Zanu PF spokesperson
Christopher Mutsvangwa said.
The party’s information director Tafadzwa Mugwadi added:
“We don’t dignify rehearsed, unscientific, nonsense published as research
outcomes. Zanu PF will romp to a whitewash victory in 2023.”
But academic Methuseli Moyo said Zanu PF risked ignoring
the survey outcome at its own peril.
“MPOI has over the years built a reputation in the field of
surveys. Based on that, it is safe to agree with their results, which surely
will cause excitement in some quarters, and anxiety in some. As things stand,
the situation favours the opposition, and the MPOI survey results cannot be
faulted,” Moyo said.
Political analyst Phillan Zamchiya added: “The people are
not happy about economic mismanagement, grabbing of natural resources like land
The MPOI survey says Mnangagwa’s popularity has been on the
decline as ordinary Zimbabweans demand answers over the harsh economic climate
characterised by skyrocketing prices of goods and services.
Mnangagwa has, instead accused businesses of conniving to
increase prices to force ordinary Zimbabweans to riot and oust him from power.
Political analyst Vivid Gwede said: “It is a significant
finding that Chamisa has gained while Mnangagwa has lost potential voters.
Given that most such surveys previously pointed to Zanu PF wins, this swing is
significant nearly a year to the next elections.” Newsday
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