Nelson Chamisa MDC-T Secretary-General, Douglas Mwonzora, has alleged that the MDC Alliance is heavily influenced by elements of Zanu PF’s Generation 40 (G40) faction. G40 was said to be a group of Zanu PF politicians working on generational change by replacing the party’s older officials with younger and savvy party members. It is believed G40 was conceived by Professor Jonathan Moyo but he has repeatedly denied its identity as a faction. At one point, G40 was said to be in favour of Grace Mugabe to be president, taking over from her husband, the late Robert Mugabe, which escalated fights between them and Lacoste faction led by Emmerson Mnangagwa, now the president.