Zimbabwe Election Support Network
Long Term Observers’ Post-Election Report
Introduction
Prior to the 2018 Harmonised election, ZESN released a number of statements and reports
informed by its Long Term Observers (LTOs) who had been deployed to observe the political
environment and key electoral processes during the pre-electoral, electoral and post
electoral period. On Election Day, ZESN issued a pre-election assessment statement, mid-day
statement, and a report on projections of presidential election results based on its Sample
Based Observation methodology. ZESN LTOs have been observing the post-election
environment processes in their respective constituencies and this report is based on postelection observations.
Confidence in ZEC Impartiality
ZESN LTOs continued to meet stakeholders in their respective constituencies to, among
other things, verify incidents and assess the level of stakeholder confidence in the
impartiality of ZEC. Figure 1 below graphically depicts the level of stakeholder confidence in
the impartiality of the ZEC over a four month period (May-August 2018).
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POST-ELECTION LONG TERM OBSERVER REPORT © September 2018