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The file photo shows former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan attends a press conference during his visit to Bogota, Colombia, on February 25, 2015. (Xinhua / Jhon Paz)
HARARE, July 21 ( Xinhua ) – Elders ended Saturday their three-day visit to Zimbabwe prior to the July 30 visit and called for a mature political campaign devoid of hate speech in the United States. approach to the poll.
Elders urged Zimbabweans to prioritize national interests, reject all forms of violence and work together to ensure free, fair and transparent elections
. Delegation, Former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan said at a press conference that the next election was crucial for Zimbabwe.
"It is a crucial election for the country, perhaps as crucial as the first election after independence" (1965) "You are at a crossroads and the direction you will decide Adopting will be extremely important and every Zimbabwean should vote, express his opinions and not stay at home and complain after the elections, " Annan says:
Elders are a group of people. eminent world leaders working for the promotion of world peace and human rights. Annan was accompanied by the former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and the former Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lakhdar Brahimi .
During their visit, the leaders met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa Opposition Leaders, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ( ZEC ), officials, diplomats and groups of civil society, among other stakeholders.
Annan commended the improvement of fundamental freedoms the country since the end of 2017 and the repeated insistence of President Mnangagwa on free and fair elections.
Annan emphasized the need for political leaders to abstain from hate speech. articulate their policies to woo voters.
This comes as hate speech, especially on social media against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ( ZEC ) Women Civil Servants and Candidates Have Increased In Recent Weeks Zanu-PF Party Supporters attend a political rally at the Chipadze Stadium in Bindura, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, July 7, 2018. Zimbabwe will hold the first post-Mugabe elections on July 30. Shaun Jusa)
"In our discussions with political leaders and civil society, we urged them to look at the language they use.We all know that language can to ignite, it can excite but it can also harm.We can argue without insulting each other. "
" We should also try over the last 10 days to encourage political leaders to talk about their programs , to remove us from personalities " Annan . He said in their speeches that political candidates need to further discuss policies on job creation, economic development and the improvement of health services.
"These are the issues that concern all Zimbabweans and discourage them from talking about personalities." 19659002] Mary Robinson approved and condemned the defamation of female election officials on social media and the low number of women candidates in the polls.
"You have a good gender constitution, but I am a little disappointed that about 2 million women have registered to vote, the number of women candidates has gone down and there has been a kind of attack of female candidates on social media and elsewhere. "59023] Supporters of the Alliance for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Zimbabwe present posters at An election demonstration in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, on July 11, 2018. MDC Alliance held a protest Wednesday in the capital Harare reforms before the vote on July 30. (Xinhua / Shaun Jusa)
Annan encouraged ZEC to continue to improve the electoral field by responding to some of the concerns that were raised by the opposition over the alleged lack of transparency on the list elections and the ballot.
"In recent days, positive progress has been made, there are ongoing discussions and I hope that there will be compromises to try to solve"
"It is important that ZEC is transparent, independent and open to all political parties, "he declared.
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