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The Herald
Felex Senior Reporter
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) can only respond to MDC-Alliance's demands if they are within the law, the Commonwealth said yesterday. the 23-member Commonwealth observation mission and former Ghanaian president, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, said Zimbabwe was ready for the elections while the political space had been expanded relative to in the previous elections
. to ensure transparency, the printing of ballot papers was the sole responsibility of election commissions around the world.
The Commonwealth team is in the country for Monday's harmonized elections and will observe the electoral process until August 6th.
wants to create a sufficient democratic space and (we) have the high-level confidence that they are being treated fairly, "Mahama told reporters in Harare." 19659004 "C is at the ZEC to listen to these complaints and, where possible in the law, to respond to these complaints. But if the ZEC goes outside the boundaries of the law, I do not think it's something that they can contain. I think we have to have a big heart to accommodate everyone. The ruling party could have its demands, the opposition could have its demands and even if the elections are a human process, we have to contain the concerns of everyone because you want everyone to participate in elections with a high level of insurance. to be treated fairly in the electoral process. "
ZEC has repeatedly stated that MDC-Alliance's claims have no legal basis in accordance with the Constitution.
The Commonwealth observed the last elections in the country in 2002.
M Mahama Overall, Zimbabwe was ready for the elections.
"We are ready to leave, but there are still a few days and there are obstacles, I think Zec and the organizations security and all those who have a role to play. Elections can take place on these shores before next week, he said.
He said that the electoral context has greatly improved: "Electoral systems are evolving," he said. one the previous one. True, from 2002 to date, it must be a vast improvement from what it was. There have been improvements, the political space is much wider than it was, but we can not sit on our laurels and say that it's better than the last time that we must not aim for perfection, "he said. the recommendations we make in our final report will make the process even better. We were talking to the electoral commission yesterday, for example. It is the responsibility of the electoral commission to print the ballot. All over the world, it is the electoral commission that has the exclusive right to print but you increase the people's trust if it is part of this process. "
ZEC went beyond its constitutional mandate to invite political parties to observe the printing of the ballot
The electorate has the exclusive constitutional mandate to procure paper, to design it , to print and distribute it.
Mr. Mahama stated that he would publish his preliminary results after the elections.
"The final report will then be prepared and submitted to the Secretary General (Commonwealth (Patricia Scotland) who will share it with the Zimbabwe government, political party leaders, ZEC and Commonwealth governments, "he said, 19659004] He said the final report would be essential in Evaluation of the secretary-general of Zimbabwe's interest in being readmitted to the organization
The government wrote a letter to the Commonwealth e Zimbabwe has withdrawn from the Commonwealth in 2003 to the stronger the tension between Harare and London about the agrarian reform program.
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