Anonymous10 days ago
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party is pushing Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3, which would extend presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years and replace direct presidential elections with a parliamentary vote—effectively allowing 83-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power until 2030. The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change has split, with 63 of its 70 legislators voting to support the bill in principle, while a coalition of civil society groups, war veterans, and dissenting politicians—led by former finance minister Tendai Biti, who was arrested on March 21—mounts fierce resistance amid escalating state violence.