Zimbabwe: ZEC Readies for 2018 Polls

7 December 2016

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has started preparations for the 2018 harmonised elections by submitting its election budget to Treasury for consideration ahead of the 2017 national budget presentation.The commission met over 35 political parties in Harare on Monday where it indicated preparations for the 2018 elections were already underway. ZEC and the political parties also agreed on creating nine sub-committees.

The committees will assist ZEC as it prepares for the polls. In an interview on the sidelines of the meeting with political parties at the ZEC head office in Harare, the commission's chairperson, Justice Rita Makarau, said they were already preparing for the 2018 harmonised elections with voter education expected to officially commence soon.

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