through its Parliamentary Portfolio Committees also conducts public hearings before Bills are passed into law. 12.7. As indicated in the last report, general elections have continued to be held after every five (5) years. Zimbabwe held its harmonised elections in 2008, 2013 and 2018 involving Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Authorities. In these harmonised elections, ballot papers were being counted and results displayed outside each polling station. These elections were declared peaceful, fair and credible, and a reflection of the will of the people of Zimbabwe by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), African Union (AU),European Union(EU),Commonwealth and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and local observers. Challenges 12.8 Losing opposition political party leaders have the tendency of unilaterally declaring victory without the involvement of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission thereby causing civil unrest. Responses 12.9 In order to promote political accountability and responsible citizenry Zimbabwe has embarked on a multiparty political dialogue in order to redress these challenges. 13.Article 14: The right to property 13.1. In respect of the Commission’s concern pertaining to the adverse effect on the enjoyment of the rights guaranteed under the African Charter following the implementation of Operation Restore Order (Murambatsvina), which was aimed at decongesting the highly populated areas of the cities, as well as to remove illegal structures and unlicensed trading premises that had proved to be a strain on sanitation facilities:60 Government undertook Operation 60 Area of Concern Number 20 (concluding observations) Page | 33