The Coalition of Democrats (CODE) are an opposition faction within Zimbabwe which was formed on the 9 August 2017. The group endorsed

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as their presidential candidate in the 2018 General Election. The group is currently led by Mangoma following the

Zimbabwe African People's Union The Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) is a Zimbabwean political party. It is a militant organization and political party that campaigned for majority rule in Rhodesia, from its founding in 1961 until 1980. In 1987, it merged with the Zim ...

's split from the bloc and Dumiso Dabengwa's subsequent resignation as the Chair of the group's Supreme Council on 18 April 2018.

Coalition partners

CODE is a group made up of eight political parties which include: * Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe (RDZ) * Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe * Zimbabweans United for Democracy *

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* African Democratic Party *

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* ZimFirst

Former partners

On 18 April 2018, the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) split from the bloc. ZAPU's then party leader Dumiso Dabengwa cited his party's irreconcilable differences with CODE over the former's ideology relating to

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."ZAPU cuts ties with CODE"
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Ideology

The Coalition of Democrats officially follows three ideologies:

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Social Democracy Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote s ...

and Modern Nationalism. It actively endorses the African Union's vision 2063.

Modern nationalism

CODE defines modern nationalism as using and exploiting Zimbabwe's national resources to benefit all of the population. The coalition wishes to fulfil the aspirations of the Founding Zimbabwean Nationalists by ensuring that all Zimbabweans are treated equally.

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