Young People Are Registering as Voters, Electoral Commission Says DeutscheWelle: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's voter registration exercise has attracted many young voters eager to participate in the forthcomingOver six million voters have registered for the harmonized presidential and parliamentary polls scheduled to take place in five months.
The registration exercise has faced some technical challenges, but the electoral commission assured all eligible voters that they would be registered. Despite these challenges, many young people, especially first-time voters, have already shown interest in registering before the exercise officially ends, the commission said."We need infrastructure development, developments in health facilities, and education," a young Harare-based voter told DW.
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