Zapu wants the Diaspora vote

Zapu wants Zimbabweans in the Diaspora, especially those in South Africa, to be allowed to vote in any future elections.
Zapu spokesperson Methuseli Moyo said the party felt under a proportional representation system, it should be easy for Zimbabweans in the Diaspora to vote in the next elections.
"Zapu's position on the next elections is that, since authorities in Zimbabwe and South Africa were able to follow up our countrymen in South Africa, they should also register them to vote in the next elections.
"The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) should look into that. We have a population of over 3 million Zimbabweans in South Africa, a large majority of which are adults. They should be allowed to vote," he said.
Diaspora votes have been a contentious issue in Zimbabwe's treacherous political waters since 2000, when the economic downturn drove thousands to South Africa, the United States, Canada and Britain, among other countries.
Moyo said Zapu expected the new constitution would adopt the proportional representation system and would make it easier to give voting rights to people in the Diaspora.
"In the proportional representation system, people can vote from anywhere as long as they are voting for their party," he said.
"Firstly, these people (Diasporans) are Zimbabweans and have a constitutional right to vote.Secondly, these people need to be incorporated back into Zimbabwean society. If we deny them the right to vote, we may lose them forever to the Diaspora. If we could win them back and if they could come back with their expertise and experience, then that would be better," he said.