These Election Reports are the observations, conclusions and recommendations of Commonwealth Observer Groups. The Secretary-General constitutes these observer missions at the request of governments and with the agreement of all significant political parties. At the end of a mission, a report is submitted to the Secretary-General, who makes it available to the government of the country in question, the political parties concerned and to all Commonwealth governments. The report eventually becomes a public document.
Recenzijas
'impressive, useful and down to earth in its observations and recommendations' - The Round Table Vol. 98, No. 401, 223-243, April 2009.
Map of Zimbabwe
Letter of Transmittal
Chapter 1: The Observer Group
Introduction
The Observer Group and its Terms of Reference
Method of Work
Chapter 2: Political Framework
Introduction
The Liberation Struggle
The Lancaster House Conference
Independence
Consolidation of Power by ZANU-PF
An Ineffectual Opposition
The February 2000 Referendum and its Aftermath
The Commonwealth Observer Group to the June 2000 Parliamentary Elections
The Land Issue
The Economy
Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth
Chapter 3: The Constitutional and Legal Framework
The Constitution
The Electoral Act
The Election Directorate
The Electoral Supervisory Commission
The Registrar-General
The Delimitation Commission
The Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act
The Public Order and Security Act
The General Laws Amendment Act
Regulations and Statutory Instruments
Court Applications
Election Petitions
Chapter 4: The Electoral System and Voter Registration and Education
The Electoral System
Voter Registration
Allegations of Systematic Disenfranchisement
Voter Education
Chapter 5: Observers and Monitors
International Observers
Domestic/Local Observers
Election Monitors
Chapter 6: The Campaign
Violence, Intimidation and Coercion
Campaign Issues/Freedom of Movement and of Association
The Rule of Law
The News Media
Chapter 7: The Poll and Count
The Poll
The Count
Conclusions and Recommendations
Annexes
Janet Strachan advises on sustainable development at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She co-ordinated the Commonwealth Secretariat's strategies for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the 2005 Small Island Developing States Summit in Mauritius, and the development of its work on climate change. Constance Vigilance works at the Commonwealth Secretariat as the Economic Adviser responsible for Small States.
