INTERIM MISSION STATEMENT BY THE SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE 2013 ZIMBABWE HARMONISED GENERAL ELECTIONS HELD ON 31ST JULY 2013 DELIVERED BY HONOURABLE DR SITUMBEKO MUSOKOTWANE, MISSION LEADER AND MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA ON SATURDAY 3 AUGUST 2013 AT CRESTA LODGE IN MSASA, HARARE.

INTERIM STATEMENT - SADC PF ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE 2013 ZIMBABWE HARMONISED ELECTION

SALUTATIONS

• Fellow Honourable Members of the SADC PF Mission;
• The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(ZEC);
• Esteemed Leaders of the Political Parties;
• Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
• Members of Civil Society Organisations;
• Esteemed Members of various Election Observation Missions;
• Media Representatives;
• Distinguished Guests;
• Ladies and Gentlemen

I am deeply honoured to welcome you all to this press conference on the presentation of the SADC Parliamentary Forum Election Observation Mission Interim Statement on the 2013 Zimbabwe Harmonised General Elections.

33^rd Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Gaborone, Botswana 15^th - 23^rd June 2013.

"ENHANCING THE IMPLEMENTATION CAPACITY OF SADC- What Parliaments can do to Facilitate Regional Integration in SADC".

1. The 33^rd Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) was held in Gaborone, Botswana, from 15^th to 23^rd June 2013, under the theme "Enhancing the Implementation Capacity of SADC - What Parliaments can do to Facilitate Regional Integration in SADC".

Communiqué 33rd Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC PF, Gaborone, Botswana 15th – 23rd June 2013