Why push for early polls?

It appears the ordinary Zimbabwean is against the holding of elections next March as the politicians of this country seem to have agreed to do. The people that vote say Zimbabwe is not yet ready to hold peaceful elections and they have expressed fears of such an eventuality.

They are the ones that bear the brunt of political violence and it would be only reasonable to consider their views when the country speaks about elections.

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