Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Zimbabwe: Outlook for 2013


Despite significant demographic changes in Zimbabwe, the political battlegrounds are likely to remain the same. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission announced that there would be no delimitation exercise ahead of elections despite a 1.1% population increase, which is the first time the nation has failed to undertake the exercise. The decision to skip delimitation hints at political compromise and expediency among the political elite. Zanu PF has been calling for elections since the conception of the coalition government in 2009.

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