STATE MENT OF LEADERS OF CODE ON THE NERA DEMOSTRATION TO BE HELD IN HARARE

26 AUGUST 2016

The leaders of DARE, MDC, MKD, PDP, RDZ, ZAPU and ZUNDE, hereinafter called CODE, met with their counterparts from NERA, on 22^nd August 2016.
The leaders of NERA informed those of CODE of the preparations the NERA group is making for a demonstration to be held on Friday 26 August 2016, to press for electoral reforms.
The leaders also discussed and affirmed the need for cooperation among all organisations working for genuine and lasting change in the country.
CODE adds its voice to calls for comprehensive electoral reforms, covering:

• the status, mandate and composition of the national electoral authority;
• electoral legislation;
• the electoral processes; and,
• the electoral environment.

CODE commends NERA for planning the demonstration scheduled for Friday 26^th August 2016, and wishes it resounding success.
CODE also affirms its commitment and readiness to work with the NERA group and other national organisations in the political, business, civil society and faith sectors, to bring about complete change, leading to an end to the untold suffering afflicting the people of Zimbabwe.
In this regard, CODE leaders will maintain contact with their NERA counterparts, with the view to planning joint actions in future.
 
Gilbert Dzikiti, President of DARE
Welshman Ncube, President of MDC
Simba Makoni, President of MKD
Tendai Biti, President of PDP
Elton Mangoma, President of RDZ
Dumiso Dabengwa, President of ZAPU
Farai Mbira, President of ZUNDE