3.1. Techniques Used The ZANU PF intraparty elections were conducted in all the Provinces simultaneously. Thus, ZHRC resorted to monitor randomly the polling stations in certain parts of each Province. This was owing to the fact that ZHRC faced limited human resources to cover the whole country. The random selection was informed by focusing on Constituencies which posed heavy contestations for the different positions. The existence of such contestations was sourced through ZHRC media monitoring reports. Observations before, during and after the primary elections have informed the findings of this report. The monitoring methodologies used by ZHRC teams included; recording the data using mobile technology called the Kobo tool box3, recording data manually using the ZHRC elections monitoring tools and interviews were conducted with the ZANU PF Constituency Coordinators, Provincial Administrators, Security personnel, Aspiring candidates and the Electorate in general. In addition, group discussions with various stakeholders were also conducted as ZHRC was monitoring the elections. 3.2. Events observed During the period under review, ZHRC observed the following events in the monitoring mission: - Setting up of polling stations, - Campaigns/Joint rallies - The voting exercise - The general environment 4. KEY FINDINGS Below are the major findings that were consolidated by ZHRC during the monitoring exercise; 3 KoBo Toolbox is a free open-source tool for mobile data collection, available to all. It allows one to collect data in the field using mobile devices such as mobile phones or tablets, as well as with paper or computers. https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/applications/kobotoolbox Page 6 of 22