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The United Nations has called for peaceful elections in Zimbabwe as the country prepares for the much anticipated general elections slated for later this year.
Speaking during the signing ceremony of the $1.4 million from development partners to strengthen the capacity of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to hold the elections,the UN resident coordinator in Zimbabwe Mr Edward Kallon, called on all political players to refrain from violence.
“The UN is well aware of the concerns around the 2023 elections, notably the possibilities of violence; I really want to take this opportunity to endorse the calls that have been made from across the political spectrum in Zimbabwe for peaceful elections, and to reiterate the UN call on all member states to adhere to international obligations related to elections, and all parties and candidates to respect the process, its rules and mechanisms and to channel any disputes in a peaceful manner, ” Kallon said.
Mr Kallon’s sentiments comes at a time when the country is witnessing a growing trend in political violence in the run up to the election.
Earlier in January,supporters of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) were brutally attacked in Murehwa by suspected ZANU PF.
Zimbabwe will go to polls in a tight contest that will be between ZANU PF’s Emmerson Mnangagwa and Advocate Nelson Chamisa of CCC and other political players
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