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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 61474, member: 636"] Former Zimbabwe ruling party official Jonathan Moyo argues President Emmerson Mnangagwa can extend his presidency without a public vote. The self-exiled politician claims that ZANU PF's 2024 party resolution allows for extending the current presidential term from 2028 to 2030 through parliamentary action alone. Moyo states the measure targets constitutional provisions about presidential tenure rather than term limits themselves. Lawyer David Coltart challenges this interpretation. He points to constitutional sections 328(6) through 328(9) that mandate two referendums for any extension of an incumbent's term. Coltart argues these protections apply regardless of whether leaders seek additional terms or simply longer current ones. The legal dispute centers on whether extending an existing term differs from eliminating term limits entirely under Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution. [/QUOTE]