as a form of written agreement. However, some of the terms of the agreement were alleged by some Party members to boarder on corruption and illegality. The forms had clauses with assurances of residential stands to candidates who would have stepped down from local government elections. In Chipinge, the candidates stated that the failure to adhere to the Party candidate selection template was one of the major concerns. 4.3.2. In Harare, the MDC-T organising coordinator highlighted that as a Party, the MDC did not prefer to have primary elections. These were only held in the event that candidates did not reach consensus. He highlighted that there was a candidate selection template which focuses on the following: to qualify as Member of Parliament (MP) one must have been a member of the Party for at least five (5) years); one must be a member (membership card going for $1); the person must fill in the recruitment/membership form; and one must have registered for the 2018 general elections, proved by the voter registration slip. He further informed the team that there was no public disclosure for the primary election date for confidentiality reasons. However, it was indicated that the ZHRC would be advised of the exact dates and venues for the primaries. There were however rallies that had been planned for that week in Midlands Province in Vungu, Mberengwa and Shurugwi. Page 7 of 16