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Presidential Hopefuls Will Now Need US $20k To Contest Zimbabwe Elections

2ย years agoSat, 20 Aug 2022 06:26:41 GMT
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Presidential Hopefuls Will Now Need US $20k To Contest Zimbabwe Elections

New election regulations say anyone wanting to contest the presidential election in Zimbabwe will need to pay US $20 000.

The new rules were issued this week as part of Statutory Instrument 145 of 2022.

Payment is also required for other election positions:

  • Senate and local council: US $100
  • Member of parliament: US $1000
  • Presidential: US $20 000

Commenting on the new fees, NCA leader and presidential candidate in the last elections (2018), Prof Lovemore Madhuku said:

Excessive, undemocratic and unconstitutional. ZEC fails to appreciate that a โ€ free and fairโ€ election starts from that being a candidate must not be unaffordable to an ordinary politician. The amounts MUST be substantially reduced. US$500K for a party to field ALL candidates?

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The July 2018 elections had 23 presidential candidates.

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