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The European Union is cutting its US$5 million aid support to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in response to its handling of the August elections. EU’s withdrawal of support points to an even tougher time for Zimbabwe in its already difficult talks to reach a debt restructuring deal with Western creditors. The Zimbabwe government was…
EU Condemns Harassment Of ZESN, ERC Officials Press ReleaseFor immediate releaseCurtailed rights and lack of level playing field compounded byintimidation; election day largely calm, but disorderlyHARARE, 25 August 2023 – “The legal framework could provide an adequate basis to conductelections in line with international standards espoused by Zimbabwe, if implemented properly. However,the EU Election Observation…
Election observers have been releasing their preliminary reports on Wednesday’s election. Prominent among the concerns of observers from SADC, the AU-COMESA, the Commonwealth and the EU are issues around the ballot delay on Wednesday, as well as opposition complaints over the voters’ roll, delimitation, and the role of FAZ, a ZANU PF affiliate, in the…
EU Election Observation Mission astounded byclaims of interference and improper conductHARARE, 19 August 2023 - EU Election Observation Mission Chief Observer FabioMassimo Castaldo has arrived in Zimbabwe this morning to continue his observationof the electoral process of the 23 August elections in person.Upon his arrival he stated: “The EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) isastounded…
HARARE, 20 August 2023 – The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to the Republic of Zimbabwe deployed today 44 long-term observers (STOs) across the country. The group is the third contingent, following the core team and 46 long-term observers, which have arrived in Zimbabwe earlier in July. “The short-term observers will cover all ten provinces…