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Zimbabwe elections lacks transparency
26 Jul 2013 at 06:00hrs | Views
A German embassy counsellor Peter Primus says the electoral processes leading up to next week's harmonised polls lack transparency.
Primus said lack of clarity was putting the holding of free and fair elections in doubt.
"It is very unclear. On the surface it looks OK. There is a lot of rushing and a lot of unclarified issues.
"We have some voters who were disenfranchised in the special voting process. It has not been a perfect start," he said.
Primus added that although he could not outrightly judge on whether the poll would be free and fair, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission lacked transparency in its processes.
Meanwhile, PM Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday raised alarm over the prospect of electoral fraud with observer missions from the African Union and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Luke Tamborinyoka, Tsvangirai's spokesperson told reporters after a meeting with the 2 missions that his boss had highlighted his escalating worry over gerrymandering, electoral malpractice, unimplemented reforms which were meant to enhance election credibility.
Primus said lack of clarity was putting the holding of free and fair elections in doubt.
"It is very unclear. On the surface it looks OK. There is a lot of rushing and a lot of unclarified issues.
"We have some voters who were disenfranchised in the special voting process. It has not been a perfect start," he said.
Primus added that although he could not outrightly judge on whether the poll would be free and fair, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission lacked transparency in its processes.
Meanwhile, PM Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday raised alarm over the prospect of electoral fraud with observer missions from the African Union and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Luke Tamborinyoka, Tsvangirai's spokesperson told reporters after a meeting with the 2 missions that his boss had highlighted his escalating worry over gerrymandering, electoral malpractice, unimplemented reforms which were meant to enhance election credibility.
Source - newsday
