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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>OPPOSITION parties in Zimbabwe have raised a red flag over the lack of preparedness of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to deliver a free, fair, credible and uncontested outcome in the general elections to be held on 23 August.<\/p>\n

Most worrying are concerns from the country\u2019s main opposition, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), which accuses the ZEC of working in cahoots with President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s Zanu-PF to create conditions that favour the incumbent head of state and his party.<\/p>\n

The printing of ballot papers ordered by the ZEC has been shrouded in secrecy amid electoral litigation in the courts, resulting in Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Douglas Mwonzora withdrawing his candidature from the presidential race, citing an uneven playing field.<\/p>\n

Mwonzora argued that the ZEC was playing discriminatory politics ahead of the polls.<\/p>\n

Independent presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere, who was a close ally of the late Robert Mugabe, is also still in court challenging his disqualification from contesting for the presidency.<\/p>\n

This could cause headaches for the ZEC should the court allow Kasukuwere to contest.<\/p>\n

Despite losing an application for direct access to the Constitutional Court, Kasukuwere said he would not rest until justice was delivered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have noted the judgment and interestingly it opens new avenues for us to appeal the [Supreme Court] judgment and luckily we are still within time. As long as the courtrooms are open, it\u2019s game on until the fat lady sings … Battles are lost but not the war. We fight on,\u201d he said in a tweet.<\/p>\n

Mwonzora said his party felt it would not make sense to participate in elections whose conditions practically guaranteed a predetermined outcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MDC had 87 of its parliamentary candidates unfairly disqualified by the ZEC. The reason given is that they had failed to pay their nomination fees, yet it was the ZEC that made it impossible for them [to pay] their nomination fees.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the MDC was excluded from an extension granted to pay these fees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MDC then took this matter to court. Although election cases are urgent, our case was only decided after one month and it was dismissed. What that means is that there was massive disenfranchisement in 87 constituencies as 87 of our candidates were no longer able to be on the ballot paper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mwonzora also accused the government of blocking funding distributed to parties with representation in parliament under the Political Parties Finance Act to give the ruling party an edge over its competitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cZanu-PF has unilaterally blocked the amount that was supposed to come to the MDC for purposes of training polling agents in this election. That means that in the 11,000 polling stations the MDC is unable to have election agents. Despite the clear provisions of the law that there should not be a change in electoral law during an election, this government has gone on to promulgate Amendment 140a, which seeks to regulate postal ballots in this election.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is clear is that the MDC has been treated in a discriminatory manner by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. For that reason, it was decided that we boycott this election. This presidential election is farce; it is a shame; it is far from being free and fair,\u201d added Mwonzora.<\/p>\n

The voters\u2019 roll was described by the opposition as \u201cshambolic\u201d.<\/p>\n

And, according to Elisabeth Valerio, leader of the United Zim\u00adbabwe Alliance party, the ZEC has not made any effort to address the anomalies in it.<\/p>\n

The only female presidential candidate, Valerio successfully challenged her exclusion, albeit at the last minute.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have concerns regarding some irregularities in Churu constituency, where over 2,500 voters share the same address,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis raises questions about the accuracy of and fairness of the voter registry. Additionally, there have been issues related to the postal voting system, which need to be addressed to ensure transparency and integrity in the electoral process.<\/p>\n

\u201cTransparency and accountability are key in ensuring a fair electoral process and we expect the ZEC to demonstrate both in its preparations. This includes addressing concerns raised regarding irregularities and ensuring that the postal voting system is reliable and transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mwonzora, who unsuccessfully challenged the delimitation of constituencies in court, also alleged that the ZEC was changing electoral boundaries, which could mathematically work in Zanu-PF\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, the ZEC is busy changing boundaries of wards and constituencies. It added more than 1,000 more polling stations because the delimitation was invalid,\u201d charged Mwonzora.<\/p>\n

Fadzayi Mahere, the CCC spokesperson, also questioned the ZEC\u2019s ability to deliver a credible poll result.<\/p>\n

Her party has accused the electoral body of being influenced by Forever Associates of Zimbabwe, a shadowy group linked to the Central Intelligence Organisation, raising fears that elections could be manipulated.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continue to see a biased state media ahead of the elections, political violence, political arrests, political freedoms constantly being violated \u2013 demonstrations banned, several rallies banned, illegal billboard regulations to stop us from advertising, yet Zanu-PF can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mahere said \u201cunconstitutional amendments to the electoral law to allow delayed postal voting\u201d would enable vote rigging, adding that the CCC is still demanding democratic reforms ahead of the elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe conducted the biggest voter registration campaign, which saw over 2 million new voters added to the roll.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that we are here, we demand that the ZEC and all state institutions demonstrate their readiness by implementing electoral reforms, especially correcting the numerous irregularities in the voters\u2019 roll and ensuring the electoral environment complies with the constitutional standard of a free, fair and credible election.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite all the complaints by the opposition, ZEC deputy chairperson Rodney Kiwa was adamant that everything the commission did was above board. He rejected claims that the ZEC was captured by Zanu-PF.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreparations are on course and the commission is working round the clock to put all logistics in place. All political parties were consulted during the delimitation exercise. Therefore it is not correct that the commission is shifting boundaries to suit Zanu PF.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kiwa added that Zimbabwe had a \u201csound legal framework\u201d for conducting elections and that the ZEC had nothing to hide.<\/p>\n

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