{"id":55748,"date":"2022-03-09T19:46:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T17:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=55748"},"modified":"2022-03-09T18:56:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:56:08","slug":"zec-has-never-been-fair-in-doing-its-work-masunungure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zec-has-never-been-fair-in-doing-its-work-masunungure","title":{"rendered":"ZEC Has Never Been Fair In Doing Its Work \u2013 Masunungure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Political analyst Eldred Masunungure has said the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has never been fair in executing its duties and responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks come as ZEC has strongly castigated opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa over his claims the electoral body was plotting to rig the upcoming Parliamentary and municipal by-elections in favour of Zanu PF.<\/p>\n<p>Masunungure, a Political Science lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) said the electoral body has a history of being partisan. NewZimbabwe.com quotes him as saying:<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, but if one can go and trace the history it is clear that Zec has never been fair in doing its work. Zec should be above all political parties and not be controlled by a certain political party. It is up to Zec to ensure that it is not perpetually accused of pushing a certain political party\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Political analyst Eldred Masunungure has said the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has never been fair in executing its duties and responsibilities. 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