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Pan African Parliament jeers at suggestions of extending election re-run in Zimbabwe by one year |
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Blackman Ngoro
When the leader of the Pan African Parliament delegation which went to observe the Zimbabwean elections at the end of March, Marwick Khumalo told the 9th ordinary session of the Pan African Parliament this morning that Zimbabwe Election Committee could extend the re-run by a year the house was aghast and jeers were heard loud and clear.
The meaning was clear. To all, only the stipulated 21 days is acceptable.
Khumalo said he had this week, in order to make his report up to date, called George Chiweshe he chairman of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to demand from him an answer he needed to inform PAP about when the re-run would be held.
The house in general demanded that the house move quickly to equip the largley advisory body with teeth in order to interfer in the internal affairs of member states.
What is happening in Zimbabwe and what the Zimbabwean government is doing was roundly denounced as "shameful".
Member states have demanded different ways of dealing with the problem, from diplomatic to interventionistic through the offices of the African Union.
IFP member of parliament Suzanna Vos demanded that the Pan African Parliament be ready to send observers "now" to assess the ground and find out whether the conditions are are conducive for the holding of free and fair elections.
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Wednesday, 07 May, 2008
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