11 register for presidential election, 10 rejected

Zim Now Writer

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says 11 candidates out of the 21 candidates who submitted their nomination papers, successfully filed their papers on Wednesday after 10 were turned down for various reasons.

The reasons include failure to pay the US$20 000 fee or not having enough nominations from registered voters. Candidates for the presidential election were required to have 10 nominations from each of the country’s 10 provinces.

ZEC’s deputy chairman, Rodney Kiwa said that President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zanu PF, and his main rival Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change both had their papers accepted.

Ex-cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere will also be on the ballot as an independent, joined by MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora; Lovemore Madhuku of NCA; Joseph Busha of Free Zim Congress; Trust Chikohora of ZCPD; Blessing Kasiyamhuru of ZIPP; Wilbert Archbald Mubaiwa of NPC, Gwinyai Muzorewa of UANC and Harry Peter Wilson of DOP.

Kiwa said other lists of successful candidates for the National Assembly and local authority elections would be released by June 30 to give room for aggrieved candidates to mount court appeals.

Kiwa said a number of double candidates for one unnamed party – believed to be the CCCC – were recorded in Harare, Bulawayo and Masvingo with the opposition CCC saying unapproved candidates forged signatures and legal action would be taken against them.