Negotiators finalise election roadmap today

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Zanu-PF negotiator Cde Patrick Chinamasa confirmed the development in an interview yesterday.
“We are meeting tomorrow (today) to finalise the roadmap,” he said.
The negotiators are expected to consider a draft on the roadmap before it is taken to the principals for approval.
The draft will be submitted to the South African facilitation team before an extraordinary Sadc Summit set for Namibia on May 20, where events in Madagascar and an update on developments in Zimbabwe would be discussed.
The negotiators last met in Harare a fortnight ago.
They concluded deliberations and produced a report on the review of the implementation of the GPA provisions, which they all signed.
When they last met, Cde Chinamasa said: “We more or less concluded deliberations on the election roadmap but we have not produced a report to reflect on the discussions.”
He indicated that discussions on the issue would be concluded today.
The facilitation team has since been briefed on progress made so far by the negotiators and what remains outstanding.
The facilitation team returns to Zimbabwe next month where it is expected to join negotiators between May 5 and 7.
The negotiators and the facilitation team will go over the reports on the roadmap and review of the GPA provisions together and iron out issues that remain in contention.
The election roadmap is all about identifying activities that should be undertaken before elections are held this year. The review of the GPA provisions deals with such issues as the political environment, in particular allegations of politically motivated violence.
The MDC-T accuses Zanu-PF of perpetrating violence against its supporters, a charge the former disputes.
The Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee is on record stating that all parties were equally to blame for the violence.
Events during the MDC-T’s provincial elections have also unmasked the violent nature of the party.
There were reports on violence and vote rigging in Bulawayo, Mutare, Midlands and Mutare.
This forced Mr Tsvangirai to go on a countrywide tour during which he threatened to deal with party members fanning intra-party violence.
Cde Chinamasa recently dismissed the MDC-T claims on violence saying “the blame was mutual and there was no party that could claim a clean record.”