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ZDI says polls may be peaceful but not fair
29 Jul 2013 at 05:59hrs | Views
A local political think-tank, the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute, says the elections are likely to produce a disputed result as indications on the ground show that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and Zanu-PF are conniving to manipulate the poll.
Speaking during the launch of their report titled Electoral Battleground Voters' Roll Rigmarole, ZDI said free and fair elections were unlikely given the chaos that prevailed during the special voting, the mystery surrounding the unavailability of the voters' roll and the inclusion of members of the security forces in the Zec secretariat.
ZDI director Pedzisai Ruhanya said there was no reason to trust Zec in conducting the elections after the commission failed to handle 80 000 special voters.
Speaking during the launch of their report titled Electoral Battleground Voters' Roll Rigmarole, ZDI said free and fair elections were unlikely given the chaos that prevailed during the special voting, the mystery surrounding the unavailability of the voters' roll and the inclusion of members of the security forces in the Zec secretariat.
ZDI director Pedzisai Ruhanya said there was no reason to trust Zec in conducting the elections after the commission failed to handle 80 000 special voters.
Source - newsday
