Factsheet: Nomination of candidates for Zimbabwe general elections - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
June 14, 2023
Zimbabwe Nomination Courts will sit on June 21 to officially register candidates for national general elections set for August 23, 2023.  Here are some of the key facts around the nomination process:
What is nomination?
This is a process that requires prospective candidates to go through the nomination court which
qualifies or disqualifies one to contest in any election.
Who is nominated and where?
Who qualifies for nomination?
Any person who meets the requisite qualifications.
What about nomination fees?
Although the candidate registration fees for some categories have been challenged in the courts as exorbitant, no new fee structure had been announced by Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
Presidential Candidate requirements
National Assembly Constituency Candidate requirements
Local Authority Candidate (Councilor)
Party List Candidates
A party contesting one or more National Assembly Constituency seats in a province may submit nominations for party list seats. Political Parties must submit, together with the Party-List nomination forms, a nomination fee of USD$200 per party-list as stipulated by ZEC.
Senate (At least 6 candidates per list in order of preference)
Candidates for the Senate Party List must:
What format is adopted for the party lists?
The Party list must adopt the Zebra format of having alternating female and male candidates with a female candidate always heading the list in order of preference.
National Assembly (Women’s Quota)
At least 6 candidates per list in order of preference
Candidates for the National Assembly Party List must:
Provincial Council (At least 10 candidates per list in order of preference)
Candidates for the Provincial Council Party List must:
What documentation is required for prospective candidates to be nominated?
What disqualifies one from a party list?
Sources
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)
Electoral Act
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