EU says no to early elections

The European Union (EU) has urged political parties in Zimbabwe to reach an agreement on a roadmap towards holding free and fair, internationally monitored elections, saying early polls would not resolve outstanding political and economic reform issues.

A release issued after a sitting of the European Parliament last week said the EU would not recognise any Zimbabwe ambassador to the economic bloc “who is not nominated on the basis of due constitutional process and in compliance with the GPA”.

President Robert Mugabe appointed Margaret Muchada as Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the EU, but Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai urged the EU not to recognise her because she was appointed unilaterally.

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