Contents
Letter of Transmittal: Zimbabwe Harmonised Elections ............................. iv
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ............................................. viii
The electoral and legal framework ................................................................... viii
Management of the electoral process ................................................................ix
The pre-election environment ........................................................................... x
Election Day.......................................................................................................xi
Post-election phase .......................................................................................... xii
Overall assessment ......................................................................................... xiii
Chapter 1 ....................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1
Terms of reference ............................................................................................ 1
Activities............................................................................................................. 2
Chapter 2 ....................................................................................... 4
POLITICAL BACKGROUND .................................................................................. 4
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4
From British colonial influence to independence ................................................ 4
Post-independence until the 2000 referendum .................................................. 5
The 2000 and 2002 elections............................................................................. 6
The 2008 and 2013 elections............................................................................. 6
Lead-up to the 2018 elections............................................................................ 7
The political landscape and political parties for the 2018 elections .................... 9
Chapter 3 ..................................................................................... 12
ELECTORAL FRAMEWORK AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION .................... 12
Background...................................................................................................... 12
The legal framework ........................................................................................ 13
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ..................................................................... 14
Eligibility and voter registration ........................................................................ 15
Candidate eligibility, nomination and determination ......................................... 15
Boundary delimitation ...................................................................................... 17
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