Zimbabwe’s Government on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging constitutional reform that would extend the President’s term of office by two years. According to a statement issued after the proposal was presented to Cabinet, the reform aligns with a resolution passed in October 2025 by the ruling Zanu-PF party to prolong President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure from 2028 to 2030.
Mnangagwa, who has been in power since 2017, is currently ineligible to contest a third term under existing constitutional provisions. The proposed amendments would also change the mode of electing the president, shifting from direct popular vote to election by Parliament.
The reform now requires parliamentary approval. Zanu-PF holds a two-thirds majority in the legislature, sufficient to secure the constitutional changes if party members vote along party lines.