Mahama to Lead Commonwealth Election Observers for Zimbabwe Elections | NTA.ng

million. John Mahama, former president of Ghana, will lead a Commonwealth group to observe Zimbabwe's general election on July 30, the Commonwealth Secretariat announced.

In a statement from his Media Division, Secretary General Patricia Scotland said that Mahama would deploy Mahama to lead other prominent people in the United States. Commonwealth regions.

Zimbabwe is not a member of the Commonwealth.

In 1965, President Emmerson Mnangagwa wrote to the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, expressing interest in joining the badociation and asking the Commonwealth to observe its upcoming elections.

The Election Observation Group Report would contribute to the election of the Commonwealth. The Secretary-General said that the Secretary-General said: "I am extremely pleased to deploy a group to observe the elections."

the electoral process will give member countries a clear vision of adherence to the Commonwealth's values ​​in Zimbabwe, including democracy and the rule of law as well as the protection of human rights such as the freedom of expression

. They hope that the next election will prove that the conditions are good.

Following a visit by a pre-election badessment team to the country in June, the Secretary-General formed a 24-member observer team, led by Mahama.

The former Ghanaian president had previously led the Commonwealth teams observing elections in Sierra Leone and Kenya.

There are 23 presidential candidates coming to Zimbabwe.

In accordance with the constitution of Zimbabwe, if no presidential candidate obtains a clear majority in the elections of July 30, a second round will take place on September 8.

The 270-seat House of Assembly consists of 210 elected constituency members and 60 proportionally elected women.

Commonwealth observers will badess factors affecting the credibility of the electoral process as a whole, the secretariat said. examine the pre-election environment, the voting process, the counting and tabulation procedures and the announcement of the results.

"The group is independent and will determine, in its own judgment, whether the elections were conducted in accordance with Zimbabwe standards, election legislation and the relevant regional, Commonwealth and international commitments.

" observers will act impartially and adhere to the standards of the International Declaration of Principles for Election Observation, to which the Commonwealth is a signatory, "said the Commonwealth Secretariat.

The Group would submit its report to the Secretary-General , who would send it to the Government of Zimbabwe, its electoral commission, political parties and all Commonwealth governments

The report would then be made public.

The group of observers would arrive in Zimbabwe on 23 July and would be supported by a team of nine staff members, the Commonwealth Secretariat, led by Katalaina Sapolu, Director of the Directorate of Governance and Peace. (NAN)