Zimbabwe
Next elections due
Presidential, House of Assembly, Senate & local government: 2013
2008 Presidential, House of Assembly & Senate Elections
Statement of support for national & international election observation in Zimbabwe
Carter Center & EISA, 23 May 2008.
Post-run-off developments
Memorandum of understanding between Zanu PF and MDC, 21 July 2008, http://newzimbabwe.com/pages/mbeki106.18509.html [opens new window] (accessed 23 July 2008)
Peace negotiations
Post-harmonised election developments
- From the count to the results
- Parallel vote tabulations
- Rising tensions and legal manouevres
- Post-harmonised election violence
- The partial recount
- Internationalisation of the conflict
- Statements by various actors
- Presidential run-off
- Morgan Tsvangirai's letter of withdrawal from the run-off [PDF document]
Election results
- Presidential election results - second round
- Presidential election results - first round
- House of Assembly results
- House of Assembly results by province
- Senate election results
- Women elected in the 2008 elections
- Election observer missions and statements
Election process
- Presidential candidates
- Parliamentary candidates by party
- Women candidates in the elections
- Voter registration
EISA Regional Observer Mission
Election timetable
Presidential second round and by-elections
- Election day: 27 Jun (proclaimed by ZEC on 16 May)
- Postal ballot boxes: Sealed 20 Jun
- Postal ballot applications; Deadline 17h Jun
- Accreditation: Observers and journalists 2-26 Jun
- By-election nomination courts: 30 May; for three House of Assembly seat elections not held on election day (Gwanda South, Redcliff, Pelandaba-Mpopoma).
- National Multi-Party Liaison Committee: Convened 23 May
- Presidential second round: 23 May (counting from announcement of results)
- Presidential second round: 19 Apr (counting from election day)
Harmonised elections
- Chief's senators: Provincial Assemblies of Chiefs meet to elect their senators on 31 Mar
- Election day: 29 Mar 2008.
- Accreditation: Observers and journalists 19 Feb - 29 Mar
- Voter registration: Closed 13 Feb (was 6 Feb); inspection of rolls 14 Feb
Registration drive, using mobile stations, conducted 18 Jun - 17 Aug 2007 - Nomination courts: 15 Feb (was 8 Feb)
- Delimitation: ZEC Report detailing constituencies for House of Assembly and Senate gazetted 1 Feb
Pre-election updates by ZESN:
- "Pre-election Update No. 1: 24 November to 14 December 2007", [www] http://www.zesn.org.zw/newsflash_view.cfm?nfid=12 [opens new window] (accessed Jan 2008).
- "Pre-election Update No. 2: 15 December 2007 - 21 January 2008", [www] http://www.zesn.org.zw/newsflash_view.cfm?nfid=16 [opens new window] (accessed Feb 2008).
- "Pre-election Update No. 3: 22 January to 6 February 2008", [www] http://www.zesn.org.zw/newsflash_view.cfm?nfid=18 [opens new window] (accessed Feb 2008).
- "Pre-election Update No. 4 Nomination Court Update", [www] http://www.zesn.org.zw/newsflash_view.cfm?nfid=19 [opens new window] (accessed Feb 2008).
