Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has resigned as the president of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), saying his party has been “contaminated” and “hijacked” by the government.
He won about 44% of the votes in last year’s presidential election which was plagued by allegations of foul play.
However, several MPs from his CCC party later lost their seats in what Mr Chamisa said was sabotage.
Chamisa, a 45-year-old Christian pastor and lawyer, is expected to set up a new party.
It is not clear how many of the CCC’s remaining MPs and councilors will follow him.
In his resignation letter, he said the CCC had been “defiled”, accusing the ruling Zanu-PF party of being behind the move.
