Zimbabwe Lawmakers Approve 2-Year Mnangagwa Term Extension With 216 Votes
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18
Zimbabwe Lawmakers Approve 2-Year Mnangagwa Term Extension With 216 Votes
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18
Summary
Zimbabwe’s legislature approved a constitutional amendment that would extend presidential terms to seven years, creating a path for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stay in power two years longer.
A total of 216 lawmakers backed the measure and 42 opposed it in Thursday’s vote, Speaker Jacob Mudenda said after the session at Mount Hampden north of Harare.
The amendment is controversial because it changes the constitution in a way that directly benefits the incumbent, extending Mnangagwa’s potential rule beyond the current timetable.