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THIS WEEK: Zimbabwe to hold elections in July
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Zimbabwe is set to hold its first presidential and parliamentary election since the fall of long serving President Robert Mugabe in July.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced this on Mar.17. “As a nation, party and government, we are looking forward to very peaceful, transparent and harmonised elections in July this year,” Mnangagwa told journalists assuring them that this time the elections will be free from violence and that he will in addition to inviting all political parties to commit themselves to non-violence call in western observers who had been banned under the Mugabe rule to monitor the process.
Though, the specific date for the election has not yet been set, the United Nations have pledged to provide all the necessary support to the country.
For instance, on Mar.18, the UN Development Programme administrator Achim Steiner released a statement committing to support the preparatory process for the election and the country’s economic recovery.
