Southern Rhodesia Elections February, 1980
The Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group on Elections leading to independent Zimbabwe

These Election Reports are the observations, conclusions and recommendations of Commonwealth Observer Groups. The SecretaryGeneral constitutes these observer missions at the request of governments and with the agreement of all significant political parties. At the end of a mission, a report is submitted to the SecretaryGeneral, who makes it available to the government of the country in question, the political parties concerned and to all Commonwealth governments. The report eventually becomes a public document.
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The Parties
Nine parties contested the election for the Common Roll seats; a tenth, the Zimbabwe United Peoples Organisation, which had registered, having dropped out.
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