Poll preparations start

ZIMBABWE is likely to hold the constitutional referendum between February and March next year on condition the government will have mobilised the $85 million required for the process, Justice and Legal Affairs deputy minister Obert Gutu revealed yesterday.

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Gutu made the remarks after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai met officials from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and senior government officials in Harare.

The meeting was arranged to kick-start preparations for the referendum, which is expected to pave way for the holding of harmonised elections.

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