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Zimbabwe: Young People Are Registering as Voters, Electoral Commission Says
DW, 27 March 2023
Zimbabwe's merged president and parliamentary elections are five months away. Ongoing registration is giving young people, especially first-time voters, a chance to get involved in… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Limps Toward Elections
CFR, 21 March 2023
An impenetrable electoral process in Zimbabwe breeds cynicism in the next generation of voters, to the peril of democracy efforts. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Opposition's Chamisa Rules Out Unity Govt Before and After 2023 Elections
New Zimbabwe, 21 March 2023
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has ruled out any prospects of a Government of National Unity (GNU) with Zanu PF led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Free and Fair? Voters Are Skeptical As Key Election Nears
Global Press Journal, 22 February 2023
Ongoing distrust in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is sowing apathy as much as it calls for reform. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Slim Chance That 2023 Elections Will Be Competitive
ISS, 23 May 2022
There are new contenders, but the political playing field is as unbalanced as under Robert Mugabe. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Hope for Peaceful, Free and Fair 2023 Elections
New Zimbabwe, 16 January 2023
As 2023 general elections beckon, Zimbabweans from across the political divide are hoping for peaceful, free and fair polls that usher a leadership reflective of the people's will. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Police Get More Brutal As Elections Draw Closer, NGO Report Shows
New Zimbabwe, 26 January 2023
An analysis of traditional leaders and police conduct towards elections by the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU), has shown a pattern of repressive measures including… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Electoral Commission Running Out of Thermal Paper During Voter Registration
New Zimbabwe, 20 March 2023
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is running out of thermal paper rolls used to print voter registration confirmation receipts. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Quality of 2023 Election Under Scrutiny
263Chat, 6 March 2023
Political analysts have sounded alarm bells over the ongoing changes at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission saying they could affect the quality of this year's elections if not… Read more »
Free and Fair Elections in Zimbabwe? Scepticism Rises ...
Zimbabwe will hold elections this year, and concerns have already been raised about the impartiality of the electoral commission. Political analysts have raised the alarm after changes at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), warning that if not managed correctly, it could have an impact on the standard of this year's polls.
The commission has announced that Chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba, her deputy Rodney Kiwa and Chief Elections Officer Utoile Silaigwana will be solely responsible for ZEC's communication affairs, a development that has raised eyebrows, with some questioning the timing of the changes.
According to Afrobarometer, young Zimbabweans are less likely than their elders to vote, possibly because their experience has taught them that polls are not an effective way to get the government to serve their needs.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has yet to announce the exact date for the vote, but it has revealed that it will be held in either July or August 2023. The main political parties for the 2023 elections remain the Zanu-PF, which has been in power since independence in 1980, and the opposition Citizens Coalition For Change, formed in 2022 and led by Nelson Chamisa.
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Zimbabwe's main political parties have started preparing for the country's general elections in 2023 as they hold rallies and Read more »
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Lack of media reforms will likely impact the coverage of 2023 elections as most of the recommendations by the European Union (EU) and African Union Observer Mission (AU-EOM) Read more »
