Volker Tschapke

I was touched with many young people standing in the queues waiting to vote. It was a great day for Zimbabweans.

It is something unique. We have never had that in the world because it was totally peaceful and there was no drop of blood. This is a very important foundation for the coming elections. We are proud and it is very critical that we are here and see what is going on. What we have realised is good. It is like a mood before Christmas, everybody is happy about what is coming. It is very peaceful.

I am pleased to be here, I came as an expert for the elections. I believe that this is a very important and responsible moment that I am here. This is the fourth time I have been in Russia as an expert in different elections, today we visited several polling stations, and I noticed the changes.” [Translated from Russian]

I was impressed by the standards of the voting here, they were very high. When I return, I will try to talk about what I saw, and I hope that this will help improve relations between our countries. I thank everyone for the honest, impartial organization of the voting. [Translated from Russian]