elections in Zimbabwe

By Dr Phillan Zamchiya Dear Reader, In this edition, I seek to partly demonstrate how some traditional leaders rig elections in favour of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) on the voting day in…
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By Chenayi Mutambasere I was shocked the other day when I realised we are only 7 months away from the elections… I think I come correct when I say for me and my generation these elections will be our make or break (rather stay broken)…
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The latest survey by pan-African research network Afrobarometer has indicated that the poorest citizens in Zimbabwe are likely to register to vote than their rich counterparts ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections.
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The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has urged the government to consider a special voter registration exercise after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) prematurely closed the voters roll for upcoming by-elections.
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Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Friday filed a legal challenge to the results of the country’s first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot, alleging irregularities and calling for a fresh vote or for their candidate Nelson…
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Zimbabwe’s opposition faced a deadline Friday to file its legal challenge to try to overturn the July 30 election result, which has been mired in fraud allegations and a government crackdown on opponents.
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Zimbabwe’s MDC opposition party on Wednesday confirmed it would launch a legal challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s narrow election victory, which it says was due to fraud.
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Zimbabwean security forces and unidentified gunmen have beaten and harassed dozens of people in a crackdown on the political opposition following a disputed election, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, while a joint statement by the United…
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The U.N. says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told Zimbabwe’s president to ensure that security forces “show maximum restraint” and urged its opposition leader to pursue electoral grievances through legal channels.
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Security agencies continued a crackdown on opposition activists in Zimbabwe on Sunday, less than three days after historic presidential elections won by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the leader of the ruling Zanu-PF party.
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