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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86342, member: 27"] A court fight is about to decide whether a party resolution can bend term limits or crash into the Constitution. Court challenge and hearing [LIST] [*]The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe set a hearing for February 9. [*]The case targets a ZANU-PF term-extension plan. [*]Outcome could block future constitutional tweaks. [/LIST] Party resolution and intent [LIST] [*]ZANU-PF approved a tenure extension idea at its October 2025 conference. [*]Resolution pushes Emmerson Mnangagwa past 2028. [*]Plan stretches the presidency toward 2030. [/LIST] Applicants and legal argument [LIST] [*]Ibhetshu LikaZulu filed the challenge with Mbuso Fuzwayo. [*]Application targets Sections 95(2)(b) and 143(1). [*]Section 328(7) is cited as referendum protection. [*]The claim says public approval is legally mandatory. [/LIST] Claims of constitutional harm [LIST] [*]Applicants argue that safeguards are being quietly weakened. [*]Process allegedly cuts citizens out. [*]Democratic steps are framed as being dodged. [/LIST] Government and party response [LIST] [*]Zanu PF and the government dismissed the case as premature. [*]Respondents say no amendment process exists. [*]Resolution is described as internal party talk only. [/LIST] Interpretation battle inside Section 328 [LIST] [*]Dispute hinges on how Section 328 is read. [*]Zanu PF leans on Section 328(5). [*]Argument frames the move as a term-length adjustment. [*]The party promises hearings and parliamentary checks. [/LIST] Presidential stance and succession noise [LIST] [*]Emmerson Mnangagwa previously rejected the term extension talk. [*]Statements framed him as a constitutionalist. [*]The 2030 plan is tied to succession maneuvering. [*]Constantino Chiwenga is named in insider claims. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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