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Zimbabweans scared of elections due to violence
10 Dec 2011 at 21:10hrs | Views
A Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) research conducted in the country's 10 provinces has revealed that Zimbabweans are still scared of elections due to possible political violence.
MPOI's focus Group Discussion Findings revealed that most Zimbabweans were afraid to even hear talk of elections.
MPOI said although some people felt elections should come soon to enable them to decide their destiny, the majority were for the view that the environment was not yet conducive.
Political analyst Hopewell Gumbo said: "The reason why people in rural areas fear elections is because they were more affected by the 2008 election violence than their urban counterparts," he said.
MPOI principal researcher Stephen Ndoma said: "People who said no to elections mostly said they were scared of violence hence they did not want the elections at this time."
President Mugabe insists elections will be held by next year.
MPOI's focus Group Discussion Findings revealed that most Zimbabweans were afraid to even hear talk of elections.
MPOI said although some people felt elections should come soon to enable them to decide their destiny, the majority were for the view that the environment was not yet conducive.
Political analyst Hopewell Gumbo said: "The reason why people in rural areas fear elections is because they were more affected by the 2008 election violence than their urban counterparts," he said.
MPOI principal researcher Stephen Ndoma said: "People who said no to elections mostly said they were scared of violence hence they did not want the elections at this time."
President Mugabe insists elections will be held by next year.
Source - ND
