On 8 February 2020, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) conducted two Local Authority by-elections for Ward 44 of Harare Municipality and Ward 15 of Mwenezi Rural District Council (RDC). Both by-elections were held to fill vacancies that arose following the deaths of the incumbents.
ZESN deployed 12 short term observers to both by-elections who tracked Election Day processes at the polling stations and Ward Collation centres where they were deployed. In addition observers tracked electoral developments during the final one and half weeks leading to the by-elections…more
