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Presidential Election. The president of Zimbabwe is elected using the two-round system.. Parliamentary Election. The 280 members of the National Assembly consist of 210 members elected in single-member constituencies along with 60 women and 10 youth seats elected by proportional representation in ten seven-seat constituencies based on the country's provinces.
14 July – President Mnangagwa signs a law prohibiting citizens from criticizing the government. [1]26 August – 2023 Zimbabwean general election: President Emmerson Mnangagwa is re-elected to a second term with 52.6% of the vote, defeating main challenger Nelson Chamisa who garners 44%.
The ZANU–PF party has historically been dominant in Zimbabwe politics. [1] The party, which was led by Robert Mugabe from 1980 to 2017, has used the powers of the state to intimidate, imprison and otherwise hobble political opposition in Zimbabwe, as well as use state funds and state media to advance the interests of the party. [1]
In spite of Chamisa's protests, Mudenda wrote to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission declaring the seats vacant, while the Local Government minister Winston Chitando notified the city councils about the vacant council seats. [14] [15] On 20 October 2023, president Mnangagwa proclaimed 9 December 2023 as the date for the by-elections. [16]
Zimbabwe is a one party dominant state, the dominant party being the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front. Opposition parties are permitted, including the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa and the MDC–T led by Thokozani Khuphe , both formations of the original Movement for Democratic Change created in 1999.
Nelson Chamisa (born 2 February 1978 [1]) is a Zimbabwean politician and the former President of the Citizens Coalition For Change. [2] [3] [4] He served as Member of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe for Kuwadzana East, Harare.
Zimbabwe Tribune is an internet based newspaper published in Zimbabwe and the UK. It has a specialised focus on current events in Zimbabwe's political developments. The newspaper was launched in January 2009. The Zimbabwe Tribune provides Internet-only aggregated political news and opinion articles focused on Zimbabwe politics.