国际英语资讯:Zimbabwe to hold general election on July 30: President Mnangagwa
<p><span word="HARARE">HARARE</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 30-- <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmerson">Emmerson</span> <span word="Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 30.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="gazette">gazette</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="June">June</span> 14 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prospective">prospective</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="register">register</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 8, 2018 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outright">outright</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>, <span word="Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> "<span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 30<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span>, 2018, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="councilors">councilors</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="Tsvangirai">Tsvangirai</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>.</p><p><span word="Mugabe">Mugabe</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>, <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="his">his</span> 37-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proclamation">proclamation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="enactment">enactment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="gazette">gazette</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="provisional">provisional</span> <span word="voter">voter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="inspection">inspection</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Statutory">Statutory</span> <span word="Instrument">Instrument</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Biometric">Biometric</span> <span word="Voter">Voter</span> <span word="Registration">Registration</span> (<span word="BVR">BVR</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="ZEC">ZEC</span>) <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Powers">Powers</span> (<span word="Temporary">Temporary</span> <span word="Measures">Measures</span>) <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifespan">lifespan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p>
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