Senate gives electoral reforms nod

Senate on Thursday passed the Electoral Amendment Bill and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Bill clearing the way for free and fair elections in the country.

The two Bills, products of inter-party talks, now await President Robert Mugabe’s assent before they become law.

The Electoral Amendment Bill stipulates that presidential elections results should be announced within five days of voting, a provision designed to avoid a repeat of 2008 where results were delayed by close to a month.

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