June 04, 2024 -

GESN-Zambia Documents

Operationalizing the Domestic Election and Observation Group Charter in Zambia

Zambia will be holding her general election to elect the President, members of parliament, and local government representatives on August 12, 2021. Different stakeholders to the elections, including political parties, media, civil society groups, security wings and the electoral management body, have increased their preparations in anticipation of the election. Domestic election monitoring and observation groups have been consulting to collaborate in monitoring and observing the elections. Over the years, civil society in Zambia has continued to organise itself to monitor and observe elections. But while the country has several CSOs situated around the country, capacity challenges have adversely impacted on the extent to which they can contribute to election observation. As a result, the organisations have not had structured ways of recording their observations and tracking electoral processes from the pre-election phase through to the post-election period in-between elections in a coordinated framework. The sustainability of observation efforts can be achieved better through the capacitation of local CSOs countrywide through a coordinated framework. In view of the foregoing, the CSOs in Zambia seek to implement a range of timely, relevant, and well targeted activities that seek to address challenges that have been highlighted. Appropriate multi-stakeholder partnerships will be established to support the implementation of the action, whose successful implementation will lead to the effective and sustained citizen oversight and advocacy for policy and operational reforms that seek to improve Zambia’s electoral and political processes.

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