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Zanu-PF Politburo meeting scheduled for today
12 Jun 2013 at 03:51hrs | Views
The Zanu-PF Politburo would meet today to finalise rules and regulations for the conduct of the primary elections and the party's manifesto ahead of the harmonised elections.
The finalisation of the rules and regulations for the primaries was deferred at the last Politburo meeting after the Women's League requested to have a quota of seats reserved for women.
The matter had been referred for further discussion between the party's Legal Committee and the Women's League.
"The Politburo will meet tomorrow (today) to finalise the rules and regulations for primary elections and also to finalise on the manifesto," said Gumbo.
"Members will have a look at the manifesto and also furnish us with their input on it."
Gumbo said other issues that are likely to come up for discussion include a report by the National Chairman Simon Khaya Moyo on the probe team he led to assess the party's structures in various provinces.
"We will also get a report from Patrick Chinamasa on the progress made so far in aligning the electoral laws with the new Constitution and in that context we may also discuss the extraordinary Sadc Summit that was postponed," he said.
Gumbo said Secretary for the Commissariat Cde Webster Shamu would also present another report on the mass mobilisation exercise that the party embarked upon to attract new members ahead of the elections.
The Constitutional Court ruled recently that elections be held by July 31, a decision that was embraced by Zanu-PF, but scoffed at by MDC-T.
President has reiterated on several occasions that Zanu-PF is ready for the harmonised elections.
The finalisation of the rules and regulations for the primaries was deferred at the last Politburo meeting after the Women's League requested to have a quota of seats reserved for women.
The matter had been referred for further discussion between the party's Legal Committee and the Women's League.
"The Politburo will meet tomorrow (today) to finalise the rules and regulations for primary elections and also to finalise on the manifesto," said Gumbo.
"Members will have a look at the manifesto and also furnish us with their input on it."
Gumbo said other issues that are likely to come up for discussion include a report by the National Chairman Simon Khaya Moyo on the probe team he led to assess the party's structures in various provinces.
"We will also get a report from Patrick Chinamasa on the progress made so far in aligning the electoral laws with the new Constitution and in that context we may also discuss the extraordinary Sadc Summit that was postponed," he said.
Gumbo said Secretary for the Commissariat Cde Webster Shamu would also present another report on the mass mobilisation exercise that the party embarked upon to attract new members ahead of the elections.
The Constitutional Court ruled recently that elections be held by July 31, a decision that was embraced by Zanu-PF, but scoffed at by MDC-T.
President has reiterated on several occasions that Zanu-PF is ready for the harmonised elections.
Source - herald
