MORGAN Tsvangirai moved to deal with internal strife in his MDC-T party’s structures by nullifying weekend results in at least three provinces, including Bulawayo.

Gorden Moyo was declared winner of the Bulawayo vote amid pitched battles between his supporters and those of his rival, Matson Hlalo, whom he pipped by 10 votes.

Mzilikazi Senator Hlalo, who accused the State Enterprises minister of failing to rein-in his supporters, appealed to the party’s leadership, describing the election as a farce.

“I feel happy because I have been vindicated,” Hlalo said on Friday, reacting to a party directive for fresh elections to be held. “There are 58 delegates who were barred from voting last Saturday, who have now been included and will vote tomorrow.

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The MDC-T also rolled back election results in Masvingo and Midlands North where more clashes took place, while an examination of the Manicaland results was being carried out.

Analysts have warned that the Prime Minister Tsvangirai needs to get a grip on the intra-party violence ahead of the MDC-T's congress to be held at Barbourfields Stadium at the end of the month.

The party, which blames Zanu PF for political violence in the country, is sensitive to criticism over growing aggression within its ranks.

“The emergence of a fine thread of violence in the MDC has been going on for some time and this has led to both de facto and de jure impunity in the party,” said Pedzisai Ruhanya, a human rights activist based in Harare.

In the confusion, a party youth tried to snatch and run away with a ballot box, but was hit with an iron bar, sustaining serious injuries.