1.   A high turnout was expected to favor the Movement for Democratic Change strongholds, said opposition polling agent David Mbada.

2.   Had they stood, the changes would have restricted the numbers of polling agents and only civil servants would be allowed to observe the balloting.

3.   The party had been able to send substitute polling agents to two of the centers, she said.

4.   They are expected to train their own party polling agents in the coming days.

5.   They will be expected to train their own party polling agents in the coming days.

6.   They will then be expected to train their own party polling agents in the coming days.

7.   Masaiti was meeting with her constituents in the village and organizing the deployment of MDC polling agents for the weekend elections, he said.

8.   Polling agents for candidates in the weekend vote will record vote tallies made at each polling station and accompany the ballot boxes to counting centers.

9.   The MDC argued that the official list of polling stations did not come out until Thursday, two days after the party published its list of polling agents.

10.   The official also said police had Monday picked up MDC polling agents who were meant to monitor counting at four centers in Mashonaland East Province.