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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has come under fire for claiming that the commission is neutral.<\/p>\n

Last week ZEC was also accused of being a ZANU PF tool to fight the opposition after the commission conducted stakeholders\u2019 engagement meetings without inviting MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa.<\/p>\n

Posting on Twitter Thursday morning, ZEC said it is neutral in applying the laws made by the legislature. Read the tweet:<\/p>\n

The first hallmark of Justice is upholding the law. Whatever it is Agree with it\/Disagree with it. ZEC will uphold the law until it is changed. Misinformation and disinformation is subversion of democracy. Laws are changed in Parliament not by an Electoral Management Body.<\/p>\n

ZEC is neutral in that it applies the law consistently.<\/p>\n

In response, Alex Tawanda Magaisa, a law lecturer in the United Kingdom who is also a former Chief of Staff in the office of the late former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, said:<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no law that stops you from correcting your mistake. If anything you, as a reasonable referee, should have approached the court to fix your error. Now the people of Chegutu West have a loser for an MP courtesy of your \u201cerror\u201d & you claim to be \u201cupholding the law\u201d?<\/p>\n

You should take responsibility instead of pontificating about \u201cupholding the law\u201d. What law says a loser will be an MP? You failed in your duty as an elections management body. Anywhere else heads would roll. But you\u2019re @ZECzim and what do you care about standards?<\/p>\n

MDC Alliance activist, Pedzisayi Ruhanya questioned the independence of the electoral body after announcing a losing ZANU PF candidate as the winner in the 2018 Parliamentary elections. He said:<\/p>\n

Why did you announce Dexter Nduna of ZANU PF as MP for Chegutu West after he lost the election to MDC Alliance\u2019s Gift Konjana; which law allows you to do that? Can you do or did you ever do that against a winning ZANU PF candidate. You are a disgraceful election management body.<\/p>\n

This is happening when Zimbabwe is scheduled to have general elections in 2023.<\/p>\n

Stakeholders have been calling for the implementation of reforms to ensure a level playing field with Chamisa threatening to boycott the elections if ZEC is not reformed.<\/p>\n

More: Pindula News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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