25 January 2018

ERC shuttle drivers harassed by ZANU PF youths in Epworth (Dombo)

On the 24th and 25th of January 2018, shuttle #10 mobilising potential registrants in Epworth, Harare, was harassed by alleged Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) youth. The youth argued that the Election Resource Centre (ERC) shuttle service was targeting members of the opposition to register and vote for the main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change. The same group of ZANU PF youth is accused of recording voter registration slips’ serial numbers around the Dombo area in Epworth. ERC immediately filed a report with the Zimbabwe Republic Police.

ERC takes this opportunity to categorically state the following:

1. The shuttles are a public service aimed at aiding voter registration across with no political bias.
2. Zimbabweans, regardless of political persuasion, have been accessing the facility since the 3rd phase of the voter registration blitz.
3. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is fully aware of the facility which it has encouraged and applauded.

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Established in 2010, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) is a think tank and advocacy organization on electoral and democracy issues in Zimbabwe. ERC focusses on three broad objectives, namely to create a conscious and responsible citizen who participates effectively in democratic and electoral processes; influence transparency, credibility and inclusiveness in electoral processes; and provide evidence based analysis for effective civic and policy engagement initiatives on democracy and elections. ERC’s mission is to provide credible information, strategic services and deliberative platforms to improve the quality of democracy and elections in Zimbabwe.

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