Mnangagwa signs law extending presidency to 2030

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed constitutional amendments that will extend his term of office to 2030. The legislation extends presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years. Some opposition parties say they will challenge the legislation in the country’s Constitutional Court. The polarising amendments include a provision for the President to be elected by Parliament rather than direct popular vote. It has been published as Act 6 of 2026 replacing the electoral cycle that has been in place since the adoption of the 2013 Constitution. For more on this we are now joined by Lawyer and Convener of the Constitutional Defence Forum Tendai Biti.

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