The anticipated March 2008 elections in Zimbabwe are not realistic since the ZANU PF regime is attempting to hold on to power through a brazen disrespect of the wishes of the people of Zimbabwe. A number of issues need to be addressed ranging from allowing the diaspora to vote, introducing a new constitution, abolishing the current electoral commission and getting rid of the boundaries created by the Delimitation Commission, allowing freedom and the freedom to assemble among a plethora of vices that are suffocating the Zimbabwean political space.
It is the view of this writer that elections in 2008 should be boycotted and condemned as they fall short of the minimum standards set by the SADC Guidelines on Democratic Elections. Robert Mugabe's futile posturing should be exposed and his grand plans of hanging on to power quashed.
Zimbabweans in the diaspora should set an agenda on the future of country they cherish so much. This writer believes this is the time to unite and embark on a sustained and systematic campaign to put pressure on the government of Zimbabwe to accede to international standards regarding the holding of elections.
The stance of the MDC announced by the party leader, Morgan Tsangirai, deserves support and should be applauded by all progressive Zimbabweans. The opposition MDC needs material, financial, and moral support on this issue because the campaign is noble and the eradication of tyranny in Zimbabwe is long over due.
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