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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86814, member: 27"] A freshly gazetted amendment bill just set up a 90-day showdown that could stretch presidential terms and rewire how Zimbabwe picks its leaders. Gazetting of Amendment No. 3 Bill [LIST] [*]The government published the Constitutional Amendment No. 3 Bill on 16 February 2026. [*]The proposal would let President Emmerson Mnangagwa prolong his current term. [*]Changes also target how national leaders get chosen. [*]Parliament opens a 90-day window for public debate. [/LIST] Shift in voter roll control [LIST] [*]Clause 2 moves voter registration to the Registrar General. [*]Zimbabwe Electoral Commission loses custody of the voters' roll. [*]Rationale claims administrative efficiency under the Registrar General. [*]Standing Rules and Orders will guide parliamentary procedures. [/LIST] Presidential election and term changes [LIST] [*]Clause 3 introduces a parliamentary route for selecting the President. [*]A majority vote is required, with a runoff if needed. [*]Clauses 4, 9, and 10 stretch terms from five to seven years. [*]The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission oversees the election process. [/LIST] Senate expansion and a new commission [LIST] [*]Clause 8 lets the President appoint ten additional senators. [*]Total Senate seats would rise to ninety. [*]Clause 11 creates a Zimbabwe Electoral Delimitation Commission. [*]Clauses 12 and 13 replace Zimbabwe Electoral Commission references. [/LIST] Courts, commissions, and appointments [LIST] [*]Clause 14 widens the Constitutional Court's jurisdiction to new public laws. [*]Clause 18 scraps the Zimbabwe Gender Commission. [*]Functions shift to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission. [*]Clause 22 dissolves the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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