Elections lobby group, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has reiterated its calls for a 50/50 gender parity across the divide to ensure women inclusion in all realms of economic, social and political activities. In a message to commemorate the International Women’s Day running under the
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it will do away with the traditional primary elections to choose party candidates for the impending harmonized elections set for later this year. Speaking to journalists during a press conference today, CCC national spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said citizens will
Policy think tank, the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) says the recently gazetted Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) final delimitation report can be understood as a Zanu PF scheme meant to maintain their two-thirds majority in Parliament. President Mnangagwa on Monday gazetted the delimitation report paving way for
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has gazetted the constituency Delimitation Report by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), setting the stage for the crucial harmonised elections set for July-August this year. Delimitation is the process of dividing the country into constituencies and wards for purposes of elections to constituency
Local election advocacy group, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has implored youth to actively participate in the country’s electoral processes in line with the national Constitution. In a message to commemorate the 21st February National Youth Day, ZESN called on youths to exercise their constitutional
The Douglas Mwonzora led opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says elections under the current conditions are a potential nullity because of massive defects in the Zimbabwe Elections Commission (ZEC) delimitation report. Last Friday, ZEC presented the final delimitation report to President Emmerson Mnangagwa with the
The Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) says ZEC should not attempt to use the 2007-2008 delimitation report as it is based on old data which is not reflective of the current voting patterns. ZEC is at sixes and sevens to ensure that the delimitation report is
The Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) has dismissed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) preliminary delimitation report describing it as a failure. ZEC submitted the preliminary delimitation report which the President forwarded to parliament for debate and consideration. After receiving the report, Parliament set up an Ad hoc
Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) under the banner of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) have bemoaned the prevailing political environment ahead of this year’s harmonised elections saying it points to another legitimacy crisis. In a statement following a CSOs Indaba that sought to interrogate the technical
Election advocacy group, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) has called on the country’s election stakeholders to ensure that past mistakes that led to a disputed 2018 plebiscite are not repeated. In a statement on what the think tank is expecting ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections,
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