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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>LEGAL think-tank Veritas says there is still enough time for the courts to resolve electoral disputes arising from the just-ended nomination process, where some aspiring candidates complained of being unfairly turned away.<\/p>\n

Veritas representative Brian Crozier made the remarks in response to a case where the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) rejected nomination papers of several aspiring candidates among them presidential, parliamentary and council nominees.<\/p>\n

\u201cVetting papers are not printed out until shortly before polling day, which is surely towards the end of August. So it\u2019s a long period for the courts to sort things out,\u201d Crozier said.<\/p>\n

He said the uncertainty surrounding the rejected candidates was not good for the credibility of the polls.<\/p>\n

Zec cleared 11 presidential candidates to contest in the August 23 elections.<\/p>\n

Zec deputy chairperson Rodney Kiwa said 10 other presidential aspirants were rejected after they either failed to raise the required US$20 000 nomination fees or obtain enough nominations from registered voters.<\/p>\n

Opposition United Zimbabwe Alliance party leader Elisabeth Valerio has since dragged Zec to the court challenging its decision to reject her papers.<\/p>\n

There is also trouble in the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) over double candidacy, with the party now threatening to withdraw \u201cimpostors\u2019\u201d candidature.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CCC needs to do its due diligence and make sure that the people who are standing for election are who they say they are,\u201d Crozier said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow on earth could it have arisen that the nomination courts accept two or more candidates for one position? It\u2019s now up to CCC to persuade them to stand down.\u201d<\/p>\n

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