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2008 harmonised elections - Index of articles
Solidarity
with Zimbabwe!
Austria
Zimbabwe Friendship Association
April 25, 2008
Zimbabwe is
slipping deeper and deeper into existential crisis - not only
in social and economic, but also in political and constitutional
terms.
More than three
weeks after the combined elections, there is still no officially
confirmed final result, even though the SADC, the AU and the UN
have vehemently called for it. In a climate of growing nervousness
and tension, following a largely peaceful election campaign, assaults
by members of the security forces and self-styled militias are now
on the increase. There is growing polarization among segments of
the population, leading to fears of a dramatic increase in violent
clashes.
The undersigned
- many of them friends of Zimbabwe, who have been following
the development of the country since the days of its struggle for
independence and liberation with sympathy, with cooperation efforts
in various areas, and with solidarity, but also with growing concern
and criticism - call for increased attention, support and
solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe:
- Immediate
publication of the election results to finally do justice to the
vote of the people and make it known
- Deployment
in good time of a strong contingent of election monitors under
AU / UN mandate should there be a run-off or partial rerun of
the election! The election monitors should remain in the country
until the announcement of the final results in order to supervise
the vote counting process.
- Immediate
restoration of order and security for the people: an end to reprisals,
an end to partisan actions by the security forces in support of
the ruling government party, and an end to the intimidation of
the population!
- An urgent
increase of humanitarian aid by the UN World Food Program in order
to cope with the exacerbated supply and food crisis, and an end
to all interference with and instrumentalization of aid!
- Support for
a renewed endeavor on the part of the SADC and AU to mediate between
political key players with a strong involvement of civil society.
Such mediation must put an end to the crisis and pave the way
for a peaceful and democratic transition to a legitimate political
order that can cope with the social and economic reconstruction
of the country!
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