CONTENTS
Acronyms
Listing of Tables and Explanation of Select terms
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction, methodology and political context, July 2012 FH survey
Methodology, Political setting, Structure of the Report
The 2012 mood in Zimbabwe—hope, optimism, doubt, reconsideration
Towards a national consensus? Direction in which Zimbabwe is moving, Idealism anchored in
constitution‐making, referendum, elections
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Party political change, 2009‐12
Provincial breakdown of party support and related vote response categories, Trust in the main
parties – reflection of party support, Beliefs about the outcome of the next round of elections,
Reasons for party choice, Indigenisation – nuances differentiating the supporters of the main
parties, Profiling the main parties’ and undeclareds’ support bases, Party share of responsibility
for good‐very good performance in Inclusive Government
Life in the times of Inclusive Government
Economic conditions – national and personal, Most serious problems Zimbabweans face,
Economic conditions compared – today, yesterday and tomorrow, Lighter load of personal
deprivations, Stagnating and declining assessments of the work of IG
Exploring assessments of the inclusive government
Trust in the MDC‐T and ZANU‐PF and benefits of IG accruing to the main political parties, Trust
and cynicism on public institutions
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Elections – expectations and experiences
Motivation to vote in a referendum and next election, Voter registration, Growing expectations
of free and fair elections, Experiences and expectations of electoral violence, Disproportionate
fear in the life of MDC‐T supporters, Timing of the next elections
Political interest, media use and trust in sources
Interest in public affairs, Media use, Trust in the sources that are used for information on public
affairs
Appendix A: Summary of questionnaire items
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