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Zimbabwe isn’t ready for elections, says Mulafulafu

ZIMBABWE is not ready for elections, Caritas Zambia executive director Sam Mulafulafu has said.

ZIMBABWE is not ready for elections, Caritas Zambia executive director Sam Mulafulafu has said.

Commenting on the current situation in Zimbabwe, Mulafulafu yesterday admitted that elections could not be a solution to the Zimbabwean crisis.

“There are still deep-rooted problems that need to be resolved. Elections cannot resolve that. Unless those parameters are resolved, that's when good elections can be held because if you have reforms in the security structures and openness to international observance and oversight of the Zimbabwean elections, all those issues would help to mitigate the electoral environment,” Mulafulafu said.

“As of now Zimbabwe is not ready for elections as long as the security is still firmly under the control of ZANU-PF. And nothing has changed in their character since the Government Of National Unity was constructed.”

He said the Government Of National Unity (GNU) in Zimbabwe was quite problematic.

“What we all know is that there is no commitment on the part of ZANU-PF to keep the commitment that are contained in the agreement. All they are happy with is the lessening of international pressure on the government of Zimbabwe.

And I think that's what they wanted because now with the involvement of the MDC, there has been less pressure on Zimbabwe,” Mulafulafu said.

“Though some international… some governments in Europe like what I know of the United Kingdom (UK) they are not changing their status in terms of their perception of Zimbabwe with respect to sanctions. But the issue is that Zimbabwe is no longer as much under pressure as it was before the Government Of National Unity and that's what ZANU-PF wanted.

“But at the same time they are not making any move on the commitments that were made and ZANU-PF is still arrogant as it was. And it is departing a lot from the agreement that was made with the opposition parties.”

He accused the ruling party of even defying some of the commitments that were made.
“So it's quite a precarious situation and I don't know how long the opposition will remain in that alliance. I have been speaking to Zimbabweans in the recent past, it's quite a frustrating situation,” he said.

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