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Newsletter Issue 1 2022
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) implores electoral stakeholders to foster peace ahead of the March 26 byelections and 2023 harmonized elections. The network is deeply concerned about the recent spate of inter-party as well as intra-party violence that occurred in Kwekwe, Gokwe and Marondera to mention but just a few which taints the credibility of electoral processes.
Commenting on the incidents of violence the ZESN Chairperson Mr Andrew Makoni said, “the recent violent clashes have a potential to adversely affect the turnout of citizens on the ongoing voter registration exercise as violence impacts negatively on the participation in electoral processes, especially of women and people with disabilities. Political and electoral related violence undermines civil and political rights and affects citizens’ right to compete in electoral processes. Also; it erodes trust in democratic processes as well as undermines the quality of democracy thereby, limiting inclusive participation.”
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February March Newsletter 2021
GOVERNMENT has failed to implement a number of key electoral reforms that seek to improve the credibility of future elections in Zimbabwe.These reforms include the independence of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(ZEC)as recommendedby Election Observer Missions of the 2018 harmonized elections.This is contained in ZESN’s Electoral Reform Trackingreportonthe2018harmonised election observer mission recommendations. Read More
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March Newsletter 2021
A ZANU-PF legislator has moved a motion calling on the Executive to align the Citizenship Act with the Constitution to allow stateless citizens to enjoy their political rights such as voting. In a petition, Umzingwane legislator, Levi Mayihlome, also calls on the Executive to domesticate international conventions against statelessness to ensure the affected are not denied the full enjoyment of their rights as enshrined in the Constitution. Read More
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January February Newsletter 2021
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has revealed it had commenced voter registration,transfers and voters’roll inspection during the last quarter of 2020 before the recent suspension of all electoral activities.The ZEC revealed this following concerns that it closed its doors to the public after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the initial phase of lockdown measures. Read More Here
