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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 85246, member: 27"]
ZANU PF is rushing a constitutional tweak to stretch Mnangagwa’s stay to 2030, brushing off backlash and daring critics to stop it.

Amendment status and next steps
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[*]Ziyambi Ziyambi said the draft is almost done.
[*]Cabinet review is lined up for February.
[*]Parliament votes after the Cabinet clears principles.
[*]Presidential assent follows passage.
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Party framing and legal defense
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[*]ZANU-PF calls the move lawful and procedural.
[*]Leadership insists that constitutions are changeable.
[*]Pushback is expected and dismissed early.
[*]The party claims ownership of the decision.
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Claims about the presidential role
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[*]Emmerson Mnangagwa is framed as passive.
[*]ZANU-PF says the idea did not come from him.
[*]Assent is described as mandatory if passed.
[*]Applause followed that assertion.
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Venue and internal messaging
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[*]Remarks landed at a PCC meeting in Chinhoyi.
[*]Unity warnings targeted Mashonaland West members.
[*]Name-dropping for leverage got called out.
[*]Opposition was mocked as ineffective.
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By-election and party logistics
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[*]ZANU PF eyes Chegutu Ward 1.
[*]The seat opened after Kimpton Mkombwe’s death.
[*]Gift Konjana won the primaries.
[*]Konjana crossed from MDC-A in 2023.
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