Crisis in Zimbabwe Colaition has written to the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security asking it order the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to follow Sadc’s guidelines for free and fair elections. Part of the letter which was delivered to the Sadc organ’s director, Tanki Mothae on May 30 reads,
That Zec conducts itself in a transparent, accountable, professional, non-partisan and autonomous manner in all electoral processes…That Zec, through its designated committees, and other concerned authorities, give unfettered access to key electoral processes to local, regional and international observers without undue restrictions such as imposition of prohibitive accreditation fees, criminalisation of domestic observers, or cherry picking of regional and international ones.
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