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High court dismisses electoral commission petition

    JOHANNESBURG

    Zimbabwe’s high court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by the Electoral Supervisory Commission for the return of its powers, news reports said on Wednesday.

    The commission had accused Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa of bypassing the constitution by taking over the functions of the elections commission. Under the Zimbabwean constitution the electoral commission has the authority to supervise the registration and election process.

    Elaine Rafttopoulos, a member of the commission was quoted as saying that the high court’s decision would be “in one word, disaster.” She added: “It seems they disregarded the whole rule of law in this case.”

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