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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2005
		Parliamentary elections were held in Zimbabwe on March 31, 2005.
		The Zimbabwe Election Support Network, which had some 6,000 observers in the 8,000 polling stations, says that some 10% of would-be voters were turned away, either because their names were not on the electoral roll, they did not have the right identity papers, or they were in the wrong constituency.
		On February 19, 2005, 32 nations were invited by President Robert Mugabe to observe the parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Zimbabwe_parliamentary_elections,_2005 (2789 words)

	Kubatana - Archive - The Electoral Environment for the March 2005 Parliamentary Elections in Zimbabwe - Prepared by a ...
		This report describes the electoral environment in Zimbabwe ahead of the parliamentary elections that are scheduled for March 2005.
		For an election to be fair all the administrative processes leading up to the election must conducted in a fair and impartial manner, and not in a manner that gives one political party an unfair advantage over the others.
		The main thrust of this paper is to establish that for free and fair elections to be held in March 2005 in Zimbabwe it was necessary to have dismantled all the barriers to the holding of free and fair elections.
	www.kubatana.net /html/archive/elec/050323cons.asp?sector=ELEC&range_start=31 (1368 words)

	Britain calls Zimbabwe election 'seriously flawed' : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Britain gave the thumbs-down Friday to Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections, saying they were "seriously flawed" and the nation's people had been robbed of the chance at a free and fair vote.
		He alleged that Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe "has yet again denied ordinary Zimbabweans a free and fair opportunity to vote, further prolonging the political and economic crisis he has inflicted on their country".
		"Zimbabwe will continue to attract our closest attention: we want to see an end to bad government and bad policies and a return to accountable, democratic government which respects the rule of law and the human rights of its citizens.
	www.hindustantimes.com /2005/Apr/16/181_1302782,00050006.htm (491 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Both the parliamentary election in 2000 and the presidential election in 2002 were characterized by widespread state-sponsored violence, repression of political opposition, and electoral irregularities.
		The SADC Parliamentary Forum, which was the only all-Africa observer team to issue a critical report on the 2002 election, has not been invited to observe the 2005 election.
		The measures taken by the Zimbabwe authorities to restrict freedom of movement, assembly and association clearly exceed that which may be justified on the basis of legitimate concerns for security and public order.
	www.zimbabweresearchinitiative.com /hrr.doc (11815 words)

	Not a Level Playing Field: Zimbabwe's Parliamentary Elections in 2005 : Summary
		The government of Zimbabwe has greatly limited the space for the opposition to campaign. It has restricted the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly in many parts of the country.
		Through these and other actions, the government of Zimbabwe has demonstrated its lack of respect for the basic freedoms prescribed in the SADC Guidelines including the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association.
		As a result the elections are highly unlikely to reflect the free expression of the electorate.
	hrw.org /backgrounder/africa/zimbabwe0305/1.htm (496 words)

	Thousands blocked from Zimbabwe polls - The Boston Globe
		HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Tens of thousands of voters were turned away from polling stations yesterday in Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections, raising major concerns from independent observers about whether the process was fair.
		Mugabe has gambled that handpicked observers will call the election free and fair, giving him a measure of legitimacy in the eyes of outside powers, while the opposition -- the Movement for Democratic Change, or MDC -- is hoping to win enough seats to push Mugabe into a power-sharing arrangement.
		Elections officials said that by 4 p.m., more than 115,000 people, or more than 7 percent of those waiting to vote, had been prevented from casting ballots at polls across the country, largely because their names were not on voting rolls or they lacked proper identification.
	www.boston.com /news/world/africa/articles/2005/04/01/thousands_blocked_from_zimbabwe_polls (850 words)

	RaceandHistory.com - The Zimbabwe Elections 2005
		Zimbabwe is teaching it to the African and pan-African world, as well as to the neo-colonizers who are trying to re-colonize Zimbabwe.
		SADC, the Southern African Development Community has election observers on the ground and it is important to note that Zimbabwe is the first country and the only country to hold its elections along the guidelines and principles of the SADC election law.
		And so the question of the elections in Zimbabwe is really more tied to the question of whether Bush and Blair, Britain and the United States, are able to capitalize on their plan to re-colonize Africans.
	www.raceandhistory.com /historicalviews/2005/0104.html (2089 words)

	AfricaSpeaks.com - Articles 2007 - U.S. and Britain are Fueling Violence in Zimbabwe
		In the recent 2005 elections the MDC has dropped to 41 and Zanu PF increased to 78." (Zimbabwe 2005 Parliamentary Elections).
		Zimbabwe's leading opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), is an opportunistic alliance of white farmers, trade unionists and urban commercial interests.
		The U.S., UK and their allies have done all in their power to ensure Zimbabwe's economy is ruined to create hardship on the people in the hope of forcing a rebellion to overthrow the elected government in Zimbabwe.
	www.africaspeaks.com /articles/2007/1503.html (1179 words)

	Politics of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In October 2005 it was alleged that members of the ruling Zanu-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have held secret meetings in London and Washington to discuss plans for a new Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe.
		Since the defeat of the constitutional referendum in 2000, politics in Zimbabwe have been marked by slow regression away from many of the norms of democratic governance, such as democratic elections; the independence of the judiciary; the rule of law; freedom from racial discrimination; the existence of independent media, civil society and academia.
		One faction, led by Welshman Ncube is contesting the elections to the Senate, while the other led by Morgan Tsvangirai is opposed to contesting the elections, stating that participation in a rigged election is tantamount to endorsing Mugabe's claim that elections in Zimbabwe are completely free and fair.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Zimbabwe (1417 words)

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		Both the parliamentary election in 2000 and the presidential election in 2002 were characterized by widespread state-sponsored violence, repression of political opposition, and electoral irregularities.
		The SADC Parliamentary Forum, which was the only all-Africa observer team to issue a critical report on the 2002 election, has not been invited to observe the 2005 election.
		The Politics of Zimbabwe’s 1995 General Elections (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2000); Dorman, 2005, p.17 on the Supreme Court’s judgment that the Registrar-General had not complied with regulations concerning the postal ballots of 6,000 military serving in DRC and that those ballots were therefore invalid.
	www.zwnews.com /HRWlevel.doc (9257 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zimbabwe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the spirit of the Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa, the African Union accepted the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe to observe the Parliamentary Elections held on 31st March 2005.
		In the days preceding election day, the Team observed that the general electoral environment was peaceful, political rallies were well attended and violence-free and Political Parties access to the media had improved.
		In relation to the elections, it is the view of the team that, at the point of the ballot, the elections were held in a peaceful and orderly manner and the polling arrangements made it possible for the voters to freely choose their preferred candidates by casting a secret ballot.
	www.zimfa.gov.zw /current/observers.htm (2131 words)

	Zimbabwe
		Zimbabwe, with a population of approximately 12.7 million, is constitutionally a republic, but the government, dominated by President Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union‑Patriotic Front (ZANU‑PF) since independence, was not freely elected and is authoritarian.
		Prior to the March parliamentary elections, Ganda received multiple threats on his life and told his brother that he was constantly under surveillance and in danger from "political rivals." Witnesses found Ganda bound and strangled in the manner of the murder of another prominent war veteran.
		Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forumreported that at least four politically motivated rapes were committed during the year but noted that the figure likely was grossly underreported due to cultural taboos.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61600.htm (18609 words)

	Mail & Guardian Online: Zimbabwe Elections
		Zimbabwe's main opposition party said it will take its seats when the country's new Parliament is inaugurated on Tuesday, despite branding the March 31 parliamentary polls as a massive fraud.
		Straw said the parliamentary election in Zimbabwe was marked by irregularities and was not free and fair.
		Zimbabwe's last parliamentary election, held in 2000, transfixed the attention of the international community.
	www.mg.co.za /specialreport.aspx?area=zim_elections (1402 words)

	Mugabe's party wins Zimbabwe election \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		Zimbabwe's 2005 parliamentary elections were fundamentally flawed and further weaken Mugabe's legitimacy."
		Voter turnout, estimated from official figures, was around 42%, compared to 48% at the last parliamentary election in 2000.
		Zimbabwe's economy is in crisis after years of misrule and corruption, with the country's decline having been accelerated by the chaotic seizure of white-owned commercial farms, which began in 2000.
	www.guardian.co.uk /zimbabwe/article/0,2763,1450238,00.html (882 words)

	SADC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This was in anticipation of an invitation being received, as was the case in respect of the 2000 parliamentary and 2002 presidential elections in that country.
		The Forum expected to observe the 2005 Zimbabwe Parliamentary Elections in the same way as it has observed 13 elections in 10 countries in the SADC region since 1999, including the 2000 Parliamentary and 2002 Presidential elections in Zimbabwe, respectively.
		The participation of the Forum in the 2005 Zimbabwe parliamentary elections under the arrangements proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe requires consideration and resolution by Member Parliaments in Plenary Assembly.
	www.thezimbabwean.co.uk /18-march-2005/sadc.html (691 words)

	Zimbabwe opposition calls for new vote (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Zimbabwe's main opposition party called Sunday for new elections under a new constitution, saying last week's parliamentary vote that left President Robert Mugabe in power was a fraud.
		For this election, Zimbabwe did not permit election observers from western countries or from the Commonwealth, which suspended Zimbabwe after the 2002 presidential election over charges of vote rigging and political repression.
		Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth in December 2003 when the suspension was extended.
	www.cbc.ca /world/story/2005/04/03/zimbabwe050403.html (1482 words)

	Zimbabwe - Amnesty International
		At the end of the year it remained unclear whether the MDC would contest parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2005.
		The government of Zimbabwe claimed that the visit was of a political nature, apparently because COSATU intended to meet civic and human rights organizations that were critical of the government.
		By-elections held during the year were marked by politically motivated violence and intimidation.
	web.amnesty.org /report2005/zwe-summary-eng (2399 words)

	CNN.com - Zimbabwe ruling party wins majority - Apr 1, 2005
		A look at Zimbabwe's troubled economy as the country prepares for a parliamentary elections.
		The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front won 55 of parliament's 120 elected seats, compared to 34 for the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, The Associated Press reported Friday.
		Voter turnout calculated from official figures was around 42 percent, compared to 48 percent nationwide in the last parliamentary poll in 2000.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/africa/04/01/zimbabwe.earlyresults/index.html (505 words)

	Terraviva EUROPE
		Kasambala and several HRW colleagues spent over three weeks in Zimbabwe in December 2004 and February 2005, during which they interviewed 135 representatives of the ruling party, opposition and civil society.
		The 2000 parliamentary poll and the 2002 presidential election were preceded by widespread violence, most of it directed against the opposition.
		Last year, SADC - of which Zimbabwe is a member - drew up a set of electoral guidelines to ensure that polling in the region would be free and fair.
	www.ipsterraviva.net /Europe/article.aspx?id=1569 (845 words)

	Britain condemns Zanu PF's 'flawed' victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		BRITAIN joined international condemnation of Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections on Friday, saying President Robert Mugabe had cheated voters and prolonged his country's economic and political crisis.
		"Zimbabwe's 2005 parliamentary elections were fundamentally flawed and further weaken Mugabe's legitimacy," Foreign Minister Jack Straw said in a statement.
		Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe to independence from Britain in 1980, has been engaged in a war of words with London, which he frequently accuses of seeking to subvert his government and re-colonise the country.
	www.newzimbabwe.com /PAGES/electoral99.12468.html (313 words)

	Mugabe Announces Date for Zimbabwe Senate Elections
		Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has set a date for elections to the newly reintroduced senate.
		Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change or MDC has not yet decided on whether to participate in the election.
		Those elections were characterized by allegations of vote rigging and violence by the ruling party.
	www.voanews.com /english/mugabe-announces-date-for-zimbabwe-senate-elections.cfm (298 words)

	CULTURE SHOCK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The United States said on Friday the election process was neither free nor fair and called on the government to "recognize the legitimacy of the opposition and abandon policies designed to repress, crush and otherwise stifle expressions of differences in Zimbabwe".
		The Irish Ambassador to South Africa and Zimbabwe was able to enter the country to observe the voting.
		Britain joined international condemnation of Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections: "Zimbabwe's 2005 parliamentary elections were fundamentally flawed and further weaken Mugabe's legitimacy," Foreign Minister Jack Straw said in a statement.
	www.thezimbabwean.co.uk /8-april-2005/culture-shock.html (646 words)

	CNN.com - Long lines mark Zimbabwe election - Mar 31, 2005
		HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Polls have officially closed in Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections that were characterized by long lines at ballot stations and attacks by the U.S. and the European Union as being unfair.
		The MDC also complained that some of its election observers were turned away from polling stations Thursday, particularly in remote rural areas, AP reported.
		Mugabe, in power since Zimbabwe's independence from Britain in 1980, says a big win for ZANU-PF would be a vote for Zimbabwe's sovereignty in its confrontation with Britain and other Western powers accusing him of misrule.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/africa/03/31/zimbabwe.mugabe (1209 words)

	Preparations for 2005 parliamentary elections on course in Zimbabwe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Zimbabwean Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Patrick Chinamasa said on Thursday preparation of voters' rolls was progressing well and expected to be completed on time for the 2005 parliamentary elections.
		Members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and those from the Electoral Supervisory Commission accompanied Chinamasa onthe tour.
		He pointed out that there would be need to speed up the stages of preparation by one month to be on time for the 2005 elections that will be held during the month of March.
	en.ce.cn /World/Africa/t20040312_453001.shtml (359 words)

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