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Zimbabwe: Regional leaders insist on reform before elections
Saturday, June 2, 2012
The newspaper, controlled by Mugabe loyalists, also quoted regional leaders saying elections should be held within the next 12 months.
The rewriting of the constitution is well behind schedule.
A panel of Zimbabwe lawmakers has proposed a referendum by September at the earliest. The finance ministry, controlled by Tsvangirai’s party, says there isn’t enough money to hold two quickly successive votes.
Independent election monitoring groups also say voter lists are still in disarray and need a full overhaul to remove voters who have died and electors who appear to be listed to vote in more than one district.
Only free and fair democratic elections would be recognized by the region and internationally.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press
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