The invitation by the President, Emmerson Mnangagwa for presidential candidates who participated in the 2018 elections to discuss a framework for dialogue and interaction is noted coming as it does during a period of deteriorating economic and political crisis. The ERC reiterates that any form of dialogue, with or without a crisis, must be a permanent feature of Zimbabwe's democracy.
The ERC recognizes that the invitation of politicians to discuss the framework for dialogue and interaction acknowledges that the conduct of the 2018 election may in part form the basis for the need to engage and dialogue. That being the case, the ERC notes that the invitation for 2018 presidential candidates to discuss a framework for dialogue is coming 6 months after the Constitutional Court decided the outcome of the election which full judgement is yet to be released.
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