{"id":81413,"date":"2023-07-31T23:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T21:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/concerns-on-the-electoral-process-and-state-of-democracy-in-zimbabwe"},"modified":"2023-08-01T02:09:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T00:09:58","slug":"concerns-on-the-electoral-process-and-state-of-democracy-in-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/concerns-on-the-electoral-process-and-state-of-democracy-in-zimbabwe","title":{"rendered":"Concerns on the electoral process and state of democracy in Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Zimbabwean Presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere&#8217;s Deputy Head of Foreign Affairs, Michael Preston Choto, says they&#8217;ve written a letter to SADC Chair and Namibian President, Hage Geingob, to raise their concerns regarding the electoral process and the state of democracy in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Concerns on the electoral process and state of democracy in Zimbabwe\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vSWvn4JxOdE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. 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