{{Zimbabwe’s ruling party ZANU-PF has again rejected calls that observers from the European Union and United States be allowed in the country to monitor the upcoming referendum on the proposed constitution and elections.
The vote on the constitution is scheduled for next weekend. }}
Britain has urged President Robert Mugabe to allow EU monitors in the country for the referendum and elections.
ZANU-PF’s partner in the unity government, the MDC, wants to admit the EU and US observers. But ZANU-PF’s Secretary for Administration Didymus Mutasa insists western observers are not welcome.
“We don’t observe their elections in Europe. We are Africans, we want our elections to be observed by Africans and we have many African countries that are well-educated in conducting their elections and those are the people we want. We are Africans and we want to remain African and Europeans can stay where they belong in Europe. We don’t want them here to observe our elections.”
{We are Africans and we want to remain African and Europeans can stay where they belong in Europe}
The referendum on Zimbabwe’s proposed constitution has attracted a lot of interest from President Mugabe’s fierce critics, the European Union and the United States.
The EU and US imposed targeted sanctions on Mugabe and his inner circle after accusing them of unleashing violence, and rigging previous elections to prevent opposition leader Morgan Tsvangarai from taking power.
With just a week to go before the referendum, the ruling ZANU-PF has vowed not to allow observers from Western countries in the country for both the referendum and elections scheduled for July this year.
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