EU mission wants free, fair elections

THE European Union Observer Mission chief election observer, Elmar Brok, yesterday said Zimbabwe should “undo” past wrongs by a free, fair and credible election this year and urged the Zimbabwe Clectoral Commission (Zec) to provide analysable biometric voter registration data to instil confidence in the July 30 polls.

Brok cautioned Zec against bringing the credibility of the elections into question by engaging in anything that would raise a “red flag”.

The EUOM position followed opposition MDC-T and MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa’s call for Zec to involve the opposition parties in the printing, storage, transportation and distribution of ballot papers to enhance and improve the transparency and credibility of the elections.

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