The cash strapped government of national unity recently withdrew its $132 million election funding request from the United Nations, after Zanu (PF) expressed reservations over conditions set by the world body which include the implementation of media and security sector reforms.
According to the party, the world body was bent on interfering with the country’s internal politics and Zanu (PF) recently blocked the visit by the United Nations Development Programme assessment team to the country, threatening the team with arrest if they set foot in the country.
In an exclusive interview with The Zimbabwean, the Swedish Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Lars Ronns said: “The Swedish government is more than willing to fund Zimbabwe’s electoral process. Deliberations on how much can be availed are an on-going exercise and it is up to the government to reach out to my country for assistance.”
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa is on record claiming that he had raised $25 million locally to finance the on-going 30-day voter registration exercise.
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