IRI/NDI Zimbabwe International Election Observation Mission Final Report 5 Acronyms & Abbreviations ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution NPF National Patriotic Front AFIS Automated Fingerprint Identification System NPRC National Peace and Reconciliation Commission AU OAC Committee Observer Accreditation PEAM Pre-Election Assessment Mission African Union BAZ Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe BVR Biometric Voter Registration POSA Public Order and Security Act Central Intelligence Organization PR Proportional Representation COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa PRC People’s Rainbow Coalition PVT Parallel Vote Tabulation CIO CSO Civil Society Organization DRL Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor EFZ Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe SADC Southern African Development Community SBO Sample Based Observation SMS Short Messages Service Short Term Observer ERC Election Resource Center STO ESR Election Situation Room EU European Union USAID United States Agency for International Development EVID Election Voter Identification GNDEM Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors IRI International Republican Institute LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender UZ University of Zimbabwe VMCZ Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe ZANU-PF Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front ZAPU Zimbabwe African People’s Union LTO Long Term Observer ZCC Zimbabwe Council of Churches LSZ Law Society of Zimbabwe ZDF Zimbabwe Defense Force MDC Change Movement for Democratic ZEC Zimbabwe Election Commission ZESN Zimbabwe Election Support Network MDC-T Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai ZIEOM Zimbabwe International Election Observation Mission MMZ Media Monitors Zimbabwe MP Member of Parliament ZLHR Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights MPLC Multi Party Liaison Committee ZMC NDI National Democratic Institute ZPP Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity NED National Endowment for Democracy NGO Non-Governmental Organization ZRP Zimbabwe Media Commission Zimbabwe Republic Police