Anonymous15 days ago
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party has introduced Constitutional Amendment No. 3 Bill, which would replace direct presidential elections with a parliamentary vote, extend presidential terms from five to seven years, and dissolve the independent electoral commission — changes that critics call a "constitutional coup" designed to keep 83-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa in power until 2030. The bill has fractured ZANU-PF internally, provoked violent crackdowns on opponents, and drawn condemnation from Human Rights Watch, while public hearings are compressed into just four days before a parliamentary vote expected by mid-2026.