Other legal experts argue that the clause in the agreement, imposing a one year moratorium on by-elections, was not yet an Act of Parliament.
29.10.2008
13:09
Dispute over by-election legality
BY CHIEF REPORTER
HARARE - There is controversy over the legality of attempts made by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to call six by-elections with some legal experts claiming that this breaches Section 39 of the Electoral Act, so is therefore illegal, and in direct contravention of clauses in the power-sharing agreement.
HARARE - There is controversy over the legality of attempts made by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to call six by-elections with some legal experts claiming that this breaches Section 39 of the Electoral Act, so is therefore illegal, and in direct contravention of clauses in the power-sharing agreement.