Electoral commission of Zambia director Priscilla Isaac says the commission has not accredited any organization to carry out the controversial parallel voter tabulation exercise in the country.
Isaac says the position of the electoral commission remains the same and will not change.
She said there is no way an election can be determined by the parallel voter tabulation which is sample based.
“you cannot win an election result on the basis of a sample. Determination of election results is our mandate not one from the p.v.t.,” she said.
She was speaking at a media workshop on the role of the media in elections.
Isaac said the law provides that anyone aggrieved shall petition election results and that the commission does not want anyone to bring confusion.
She added that as much as political parties are suspicious of the electoral commission, the commission is also suspicious of political parties.
The parallel voter tabulation has brought controversy in the country prompting President Rupiah Banda to warn that the parallel voter tabulation is illegal.
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Misa Zambia Director Sipo Kapumba chats with Ecz Director Priscilla Isaac during the World Press Freedom Day Media workshop.
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