Zec rapped for arbitrarily suspending electoral activities

INDEPENDENT elections watchdog, Election Resource Centre (ERC) yesterday blasted the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) over its use of Press statements to arbitrarily initiate or suspend electoral activities without following due process.

In a statement, ERC said Zec illegally suspended by-elections through a Press statement on January 7, 2021, thus perpetuating an illegal way of administering electoral processes.

This was after the electoral body on Tuesday issued a statement notifying the public of resumption of electoral registration activities following the relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

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