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President
Mbeki should be impartial on talks
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)
January
10, 2008
The National Constitutional
Assembly does acknowledge a wake up call by the opposition Movement
for Democratic Change for a need of a new constitution before elections.
The NCA applauds the MDC for realizing that a new democratic people
driven constitution is the only answer to free and fair elections.
Meanwhile MDC have warned President Mugabe who is accused of stealing
the past three elections that they would boycott elections if a
new constitution is not in place.
The NCA also notes that the MDC is also demanding an environment
that does not produce a contested government and this will be the
taste for President Thabo Mbeki's mediation.
The Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe presiding over a country
with above 24 000 per cent inflation and accused of sponsoring violence
said elections would go ahead as scheduled in March.
According to the Mbeki led talks under SADC mandate the election
date was part of the discussions on those talks but Mugabe has already
declared March as a month for election when no true reforms have
been implemented.
The NCA urges President Thabo Mbeki not to dance to the whims of
President Mugabe and give a democratic process a chance. The NCA
want to reiterate that any leader who is elected under a flawed
process will not be legitimate to the people of Zimbabwe.
In the past months the Zimbabwe Election Support Network produced
a report on the progress on election which proved that the country
was by far from even reaching the SADC protocols on elections.
According to media reports the MDC negotiators are in South Africa
meeting President Mbeki's team led by Sydney Mufamadi as last
attempts top resuscitate talks and the NCA would like to warn the
MDC not to be cheated again this time like what it did on the 18th
amendment.
Any outcome that does not bring a new constitution will for sure
prolong the crisis in Zimbabwe and the sooner political parties
realize that the better. In conclusion the NCA wants to salute the
people of Kenya for sacrificing their life for a democratic process.
Madock Chivasa
NCA Spokesperson
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