ZESN – Zimbabwe Election Support Network

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The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) formed in 2000 is a coalition of 36 non-governmental organisations formed to co-ordinate activities pertaining to elections. The major focus of the Network is to promote democratic processes in general and free and fair elections in particular.

ZESN Vision

To promote the establishment and upholding of a democratic electoral environment and processes.

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ZESN Objectives

To enhance citizen participation in issues of governance and democracy.

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ZESN Mission

To promote democratic elections in Zimbabwe

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MONITORING GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO COVID-19 LTO REPORT

ZESN shares updates from its Long Term Observers (LTOs) so as to inform policy makers and interventions of actors mentioned above. The fight against COVID-19 can benefit from coordinated efforts of both state and non-state actors. ZESN seeks to support these efforts by engaging in sustained efforts to raise awareness of the stipulated health guidelines which, if observed stringently, will help flatten the curve.

Assessment: A number of media laws were gazetted after the 2018 elections. These include: The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10:27]: was repealed and replaced by three sets of legislation : (a) Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill, (b) Freedom of Information Bill, and (c) Protection of Personal Information Bill. There are […]
Assessment: A review high profile cases brought before the judicial courts after the harmonised elections for the 2008, 2013 and 2018 electoral cycles can help us make an assessment of the role that the judiciary has been playing towards the achievement, maintenance and promotion of electoral democracy in Zimbabwe[1]. The judiciary has a role to […]
Assessment: In the 2018 electoral cycle, the results management system was not altered significantly. Issues from previous electoral cycles remain, including those related transparency, accuracy and verifiability of results. Download Full Report
Assessment: Persons living with Disabilities (PWDs) are not adequately represented in Parliament. There is provision for two people with disabilities in Senate. The PWDs community recommend that a quarter for PWDs be made mandatory to support an increase in number of PWDs legislators. The seat allocated to PWDs should be spread across all the provinces. […]
Assessment: The Constitutional Amendment number 2 proposes adding 10 reserved seats for the youth in the lower house of Parliament. Youth Organisations such as the National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO) and Youth Empowerment and Transformation Trust (YETT) argue that the youth were not consulted when the government came up with the provisions for youth […]