Everything in the election process, from the voter registration, the campaigning, voting and counting of the votes; every step was transparent, traceable and verifiability.
The same could not be said of Zimbabwe’s last year elections.
Everyone, the Americans, the Commonwealth, the EU and even Zimbabwe’s own Human Rights Commission condemned Zimbabwe’s elections as a farce. “The electoral commission lacked full independence and appeared to not always act in an impartial manner.
The final results as announced by the Electoral Commission contained numerous errors and lacked adequate traceability, transparency and verifiability,” stated the EU Election Mission final report. “Finally, the restrictions on political freedoms, the excessive use of force by security forces and abuses of human rights in the post-election period undermined the corresponding positive aspects during the pre-election campaign.
As such, many aspects of the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe failed to meet international standards. ”
3 million Zimbabweans in the diaspora were denied the vote; a very significant number considering Mnangagwa was elected by 2. 4 million.
ZEC failed to produce something as basic to democratic elections as a verified voters’ roll!
Of course, this was a deliberate and calculated move, Zanu PF did not want a transparent, traceable and verifiable electoral process. “It is understandable, Right Honourable Prime Minister, that you resume your occupancy of this office as you primarily focus on completing the Brexit process that you commenced earlier on,” continued Mnangagwa. 🔗 Read Full Article
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