Source: Presidential Hopefuls Will Now Need US $20k To Contest Zimbabwe Elections
Photo: Fortune Moyo/GPJ Zimbabwe
The new rules were issued this week as part of Statutory Instrument 145 of 2022.
Payment is also required for other election positions:
Senate and local council: US $100
Member of parliament: US $1000
Presidential: US $20 000
Commenting on the new fees, NCA leader and presidential candidate in the last elections (2018), Prof Lovemore Madhuku said:
Excessive, undemocratic and unconstitutional. ZEC fails to appreciate that a ” free and fair” election starts from that being a candidate must not be unaffordable to an ordinary politician. The amounts MUST be substantially reduced. US$500K for a party to field ALL candidates?
The July 2018 elections had 23 presidential candidates.
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