On 31 July 2013 Zimbabwe held harmonised elections for the Presidency, the National Assembly, the Senate and local authorities. ZESN deployed 7 099 observers to every province and constituency in the country on 31 July 2013, set at the ‘Election Day’. Reports from observers during the election and throughout the entire process, demonstrated that the credibility of the 2013 harmonised elections was compromised by a systematic effort to disenfranchise many voters….More

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) observed the Kadoma Mayoral and Rural District Council (RDC) elections that were held concurrently on the 28th of October 2006. ZESN also observed all the Urban Council by-elections in Plumtree, Gwanda, Beitbridge and Victoria Falls….. : more

A democratic election should be defined by the principles of openness and fairness and the selection of candidates is without doubt part of this process. The nomination courts to receive nomination papers for the forthcoming rural district council elections were held at 57 different centres on the 20th of September 2006. The courts were supposed to have sat on the 15th of September but they were moved by the ZEC ostensibly in order to ‘give political parties adequate time to make their preparations’…. : more

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) will be observing the Rural District Councils’ (RDCs) elections and the Kadoma mayoral elections that will be held concurrently on the 28th of October 2006. Both the RDCs and the Kadoma mayoral elections are being held following the expiry of the term of offices of the councillors and mayor who were elected in July 2002. …. : more

This report is the assessment of the elections that were held in 21 of Zimbabwe’s 26 urban councils and 2 parliamentary constituencies from 30-31 August 2003. Counting of these polls was conducted on 1 September 2003. This report is based on the weekly long term monitoring reports, polling and counting day forms which were completed by ZESN long-term monitors and short term observers respectively….. : more

TThe Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) observed the three local government by-elections in Harare, Karoi and Zaka. The By-elections where called in following the death of seating councilors in the following wards Sunningdale ward 12, Karoi Town Council ward 10 and Zaka RDC ward 32 …. : more

On 24 July 2015, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) conducted a National Assembly by-election in Mudzi West. The by-election was necessitated by the death of the ZANU-PF incumbent, Aqualinah Katsande, on 28th March, 2015.: more

On the 19th of December 2015, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) at the invitation of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) observed parliamentary by-election in Nkulumane Constituency… :more

On 19 September 2015, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), at the invitation of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), observed parliamentary by-elections in Epworth, Marondera Central and Mbire constituencies.
The seats fell vacant following the death on 9 June, 2015 of the ZANU-PF incumbent for Epworth constituency, Ambassador Amos Midzi; and the expulsion from ZANU-PF and subsequent recalling from Parliament of Ray Kaukonde and David Butau, former Members of Parliament for Marondera Central and Mbire respectively:more

On 5 March 2016, The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) conducted a National Assembly by-election in Mhondoro-Mubaira Constituency. The by-election was necessitated by the fact that ZANU-PF invoked section 129 (1) (k) of the Constitution which states that a Member of Parliament’s (MP) seat becomes vacant when the MP ceases to belong to the political party of which he or she was a member when elected to Parliament and the political party concerned, by written notice to the Speaker of Parliament, or the President of the Senate, as the case may be, informs parliament of the same.:more