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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has re-appointed Priscilla Chigumba as chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) despite presiding over chaotic elections last year that were condemned by the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) said it was blocked from covering the critical part of Zimbabwe’s recent harmonised general elections which were “marked by a curtailment of rights and freedoms and the lack of a level playing field”.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said on Friday it is going ahead with preparations to hold by elections on 9 December despite the recalled opposition CCC legislators appealing against a controversial High Court ruling upholding their expulsions.
The Government of Zimbabwe has claimed that the decision by the European Union (EU) to withdraw US$5 million support for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will not strain the organisation because it is fully funded by the State.
The European Union (EU) has suspended its US$5 million support for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) following the 23 August disputed harmonised general election.
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) has challenged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to audit the August 23, 2023, election to restore public confidence in the country’s poll process.
The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has called for the disbandment of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and the holding of a fresh harmonised election supervised by international observers.
The African Union (AU), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) elections observer missions have discredited Zimbabwe’s ongoing elections citing that the plebiscite “fell short of the requirements of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.”
Voters were made to wait for 11 hours to cast their votes in many parts of Harare and Bulawayo, the cities that are considered to be the strongholds of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) failed to bring ballot papers on time.
Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR), the Zimbabwe central bank’s refinery which also focuses on printing and minting, has emerged as the printer of the ballot papers to be used in the 2023 harmonised general elections to be held on Wednesday next week.