Annex to Conclusions on Zimbabwe by GAC
of 28 January 2002
SUMMARY OF
NORMS AND
STANDARDS AGREED
BY SADC'S
PARLIAMENTARY FORUM
IN MARCH
2001
— voters should be free to choose whom
they will support, without intimidation or fear of recrimination;
— political parties should be free
to form, and seek support through campaigning, without restriction
or intimidation;
— independent media should be free
to gather and impart information about candidates, and reporting
in state-controlled media should contain a fair balance of parties'
views;
— there should be open and impartial
election administration, including voter registration, vote counting
and tallying, access to voter lists, and early accreditation of
independent monitors and observers;
— there should be adequate equipment
and ballots, secret balloting, and impartial administration of
balloting;
— there should be prompt transfer of
power to any winners, with adequate and impartial opportunity
for dispute resolution.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
31 January 2002
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