Mashonaland West Masvingo Mash East Manicaland Lobengula Pelandaba Mpopoma Luveve Emakhandeni/ Entumbane Makokoba Norton Kadoma Central Masvingo West Masvingo Urban Mutoko Seke Mudzi North Goromonzi North Urban Urban Urban Urban Goromonzi South Mutare Central Rural Urban Dangamvura Chikanga Urban Mutasa South Urban Urban Urban/ Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Rural Rural Rural The eminent persons Mission notes the peaceful, serene and tranquil environment that prevailed during the pre-election period and on Election Day. The Mission congratulates the people of Zimbabwe for exercising their constitutional right to vote peacefully and commends ZEC for the smooth conduct of the election on poll day. a) Election Day Environment On Election Day, the eminent observers visited a total of 136 polling stations in the following provinces shown in Table 4 above. The mission observed all the stages on polling day i.e. setting up polling stations, the opening of polls, voting, and closing of the polling stations and counting. The environment was generally calm and peaceful, in the areas the Mission observed. On Election Day the Mission made the following observations:     The elderly, nursing mothers, expectant mothers and persons with physical challenges were given priority stand at the front of the queue. The Mission commends these efforts by the ZEC to ensure inclusivity. Separate queues for men and women High turnout as long queues were seen The high level of participation of women as polling staff 21