Human rights groups and election observers are condemning the arrests of 35 independent election monitors in Zimbabwe on charges of plotting to release unofficial poll results. The monitors were ...

The election observers said they had specific concerns in this vote over a ruling party affiliate organization called Forever Associates of Zimbabwe that they said set up tables at polling ...

Other voters in Zimbabwe had to return the next day to vote for president, and the police raided election observers. The main candidates both predicted victory. By John Eligon Reporting from ...

Foreign observers found that Zimbabwe’s election this week didn’t meet regional, international or the country’s own constitutional standards, as police guarded the national results center on ...

As Zimbabwe prepares to hold harmonised elections next week on 23 August 2023, it is essential to highlight the role domestic observers play in emboldening democracy and electoral integrity.

The arrests were criticised by the group Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, which said the workers were carrying out their mandate as accredited election observers. The United States also accused ...

In response, Mnangagwa said some of the observers had gone "beyond their limit" by questioning laws passed by Zimbabwe's parliament in the buildup to the election. There are no signs of unrest in ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's main opposition ... the commission said. International election observers have noted problems with the election, held Wednesday and Thursday, citing an atmosphere ...

International observers have criticised voting delays and the unequal playing field in Zimbabwe’s general election, with counting under way as President Emmerson Mnangagwa bids for re-election.

HARARE, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Partial results from Zimbabwe's parliamentary election suggested the ruling party's lead was growing on Friday, but election observers said the vote did not meet ...

Foreign poll observers on Friday said Zimbabwe's presidential and legislative elections failed to conform to regional and international standards, placing in doubt the credibility of the tense vote.