adminTroika upholds poll decision
From Munyaradzi Huni in LUANDA, Angola
THE Sadc Troika on Defence, Politics and Security Co-operation yesterday said elections in Zimbabwe should be held within the next 12 months.
The organ urged parties to the Global Political Agreement to agree on the timeline for harmonised elections.
It also asked the facilitator, South African President Jacob Zuma to assist the GPA parties find common ground on the remaining contentious issues.
The troika sought to accommodate the views of all parties as Zanu-PF maintains that elections should be held this year while the MDC formations want the polls in March next year.
Sources said the “notion to go for elections has been upheld”.
President Mugabe came out of the meeting maintaining that elections will be held this year. Speaking soon after the meeting, the President told journalists that all parties to the GPA had made their contributions which all negotiators described as cordial.
“We discussed the situation in our country and we all made contributions. We should go and finish the
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