PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been urged by some sections of his Zanu PF party to stand for a third term in office when his current term expires in 2028.
So far, the President has not said publicly what he thinks of the idea, but it has aroused enough interest to make it worth examining the constitutional changes that would have to take place for the President to be allowed to serve a third term.
The first point to make is that the Constitution would need to be amended before the President could legally serve another term in office.
According to section 91(2) of the Constitution: “A person is disqualified for election as President or appointment as Vice-President if he or she has already held office as President for two terms, whether continuous or not, and for the purpose of this subsection, three or more years’ service is deemed to be a full term.”
Source My Zimbabwe
