Opinion / Columnist
Controversial Change and 'New' Politics in Zimbabwe report in full
23 Aug 2012 at 07:53hrs | Views
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Zimbabweans are showing the evidence of having been torn in all directions in the transitional period. They have been scarred by the party political wars since the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) from late 2000 onwards first posed an electoral challenge to the Zimbabwe African National Union‐ Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF). Zimbabweans, as represented in this stratified-random and nationally representative sample, are not sure it seems on what to believe and how to relate to political and economic circumstances.
They veer between praises for economic conditions that have improved and condemnations of the Inclusive Government (IG) when they move to more general level assessments. They leap from great anticipation that the next election is the one that will bring more definitive change to their lives to concrete assessments that reveal more of their politically tormented sides. They proclaim that free and fair elections are in the offing, yet express similar levels of fear of electoral violence and intimidation than they had in the past. The 2012 survey results illuminate these complex, nuanced and evolving positions that Zimbabweans hold today.
Read the full survey results
Read the full survey results
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