highlight any 5 unfair practices used by the president of Zimbabwe to win elections.
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1. Its leader , Robert Mugabe has been ruling the country since independence. ZANU-PF won due to unfair practices in election.
2. Public protests demonstrations are declared illegal.
3. The opposition party workers were harassed and there meetings were disrupted.
4. The media has been forced to write and speak good things about the the ruling party and critise the opposition party.
5. The government has ignored some court judgements that went against it and has pressurised judges.
6. There are independent newspapers but government haaresses those journalists who go against it
Answer:
Zimbabwe attained independence from White minority rule in 1980. Since then the country has been ruled by ZANU-PF, the party that led the freedom struggle. Its leader, Robert Mugabe has been ruling the country since independence. Elections have been held regularly and always won by ZANU-PF. President Mugabe is popular but also uses unfair practices in elections. He is known for regularly changing the constitution to increase his power to make the post of the president less accountable. Opposition party workers are harassed and their meeting disrupted. Public protests and demonstrations against the government are declared illegal.