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Review of SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections - Opinion and Analysis
SADC
to intervene in Zimbabwe elections
SABC
News
July 21, 2004
http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/southern_africa/0,2172,84036,00.html
The Southern African
Development Community, (SADC) is to assist Zimbabwe to create a climate
for free and fair elections, ahead of its polls in March next year. Aziz
Pahad, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, has disclosed this after
talks with the South African Council of Churches (SACC) on the Zimbabwean
issue.
Pahad says Zimbabwe is already party to the SADC Draft Principles and
Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections. He says according to this draft,
members states must adhere to principles of human rights, democracy and
the rule of law.
The deputy minister says SADC's ministerial committee will meet at the
end of this week to consider the draft. According to the Minister Zimbabwe's
amendment of its electoral law is based on this draft.
Pahad says talks between Zimbabwe's political parties have slowed down,
especially now since parties are concentrating on next year's elections.
The deputy minister says that talks have taken place but that it has always
taken place informally. He says recent discussions centred around the
MDC's proposals to create a climate for Free and Fair elections.
Both the SACC and the deputy minister agree that Zimbabwe's electoral
law should create a climate to hold free and fair elections.
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