{"id":15273,"date":"2019-10-27T19:14:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T17:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=15273"},"modified":"2019-10-27T19:14:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T17:14:47","slug":"sadc-declares-botswana-elections-free-and-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sadc-declares-botswana-elections-free-and-fair","title":{"rendered":"SADC Declares Botswana Elections Free And Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pindula.co.zw\/Southern_African_Development_Community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Southern African Development Community (SADC)<\/strong><\/a>, the African Union (AU) and the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries have all declared the recently-conducted Botswana elections free and fair.<\/p>\n<p>The SADC Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) headed by Zimbabwe\u2019s Minister of Foreign and International Affairs, Retired Major General\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pindula.co.zw\/Sibusiso_Moyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sibusiso Moyo<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0released its preliminary report this weekend. Part of the report reads:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) managed the elections efficiently and delivered on the establishment of 2,296 polling stations ahead of the elections.<\/p>\n<p>These included 36 polling stations outside Botswana, to cater for the diaspora vote in 20 countries in Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC countries have all declared the recently-conducted Botswana elections free and fair. The SADC Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) headed by Zimbabwe\u2019s Minister of Foreign and International Affairs, Retired Major General\u00a0Sibusiso Moyo\u00a0released its preliminary report this weekend. 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