Harare — The harmonized elections, (i.e. presidential, parliamentary and local government) in Zimbabwe have begun, with the African Union Election Observer team, led by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo visiting polling stations in Harare and the surrounding areas, to observe the conduct of the elections.
Chief Obasanjo and his team started their tour at the Town House polling station in Harare before 07:00, in time to observe the start of the voting process. At the other stations they visited, the team spoke to voters in the queues, polling officers and party agents. Some voters indicated that they had been there since 4 am.
The AU has a total of 26 observer teams comprising 69 people, observing elections throughout the country. Other observer team in Zimbabwe include the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which has 562 observers, COMESA which has 24 observers, Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) which has a delegation of 8, SADC Parliamentary Forum with 60 observers, SADC Electoral Support Network with 31 observers, SADC Council of NGOs with 150 observers and the SADC Electors Commission which has 25 observers.
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