Watchdogs demand transparency in delimitation exercise

INDEPENDENT electoral watchdogs have called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to be transparent when it conducts the much-awaited delimitation exercise ahead of the 2023 elections.

According to section 161 of the Constitution, electoral boundaries must be delimited once every 10 years following a population census.

Zimbabwe last carried out a delimitation exercise, creation of new electoral boundaries,  in 2007 amid accusations that the process lacked transparency, public participation and favoured the ruling Zanu PF party.

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