Election Systems In Zimbabwe

Despite the overall problems with the election zimbabwe s new electoral rules had a positive effect on the composition of the senate.

Election systems in zimbabwe. Challenges and opportunities september 2011 background from the 1950s through to the 1970s decolonization swept across africa. The zimbabwe government consists of an elected head of state the president and a legislature. In zimbabwe the state controlled newspaper the herald ran a headline.

The presidential term lasts for 5 years and is elected by majority with a second round if no candidate receives a majority in the first round. The presidential poll will feature five candidates in. The july 31 election will enable registered zimbabweans to vote for the president seats in the bicameral parliament and other sub national political offices.

Since 2012 the international foundation for electoral systems ifes has worked to strengthen the capacity of the zimbabwe election commission zec and civil society organizations csos to promote credible inclusive and transparent elections. It is difficult to think of free and fair elections where you don t have democratic political systems. Zimbabwe s parliament is bicameral comprising a national assembly lower house and a senate upper house.

The 60 elected senate seats were divided between the parties in proportion to their percentage of the total party vote leaving the zanu pf with 37 seats tsvangirai s mdc t with 21 and the mdc faction led by welshman ncube with 2. Additionally the senate consists of 2 seats for each non metropolitan district of zimbabwe elected by each provincial assembly of chiefs using sntv 1 seat each for the president and deputy president of the national council of chiefs 1 male and 1 female seat. D c based ifes international foundation for election systems has.

Election intrigue not monopoly of third world. The parliamentary votes goes with the first past the. While freedom was greeted with euphoria in many places it could not mask the deep political instability.

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