The opposition CCC has called for the postponement of the next harmonised elections from 2028 to 2030, arguing that this will allow for the smooth implementation of the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2), which is currently being formulated and expected to be launched in November this year.
In an interview with <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/defer-polls-to-2030-for-continued-development-ccc/">The Herald</a> on Wednesday, CCC chief whip Charles Moyo said the party is proposing dialogue with ZANU PF to work together on the possible postponement of the elections. He said:
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As CCC, we are lobbying for the deferment of elections and proposing dialogue with the revolutionary party ZANU PF.
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ZANU PF chief whip in the National Assembly, Pupurai Togarepi, said the ruling party will consider the deferment if the CCC brings a motion on the issue to Parliament. Said Togarepi:
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That’s their view (deferment of elections), it is allowed in a mature democracy. When the motion comes to Parliament, we will scrutinise the mover’s prayer for its reasonableness and allow all Parliamentary processes before we take a position.
I am happy that they recognise the importance of various Government policies such as NDS blueprints to the development of Zimbabwe.
Let’s cross the bridge when we get there. We have always supported progressive and objective ideas brought forward during debates in Parliament.
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Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said the Constitution would be amended to extend the President’s term if the majority of Zimbabweans wish for it. He added:
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… Zimbabwe is a democracy and no law is cast in  stone except the 10 Commandments. So, the law can be changed if that’s what the majority of Zimbabweans want.
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Political commentators assert that the capture of CCC by ZANU PF through their “proxy,” Sengezo Tshabangu, has always been part of a plan to amend the constitution to extend Mnangagwa’s term in office and create a de facto one-party state where the opposition exists only in name.
Tshabangu emerged unexpectedly in October 2023, seized control of CCC with the help of the courts, and fired several of the party’s legislators, claiming to be the party’s interim secretary-general.
Since then, Tshabangu has “ousted” the party’s founding president, Nelson Chamisa, from CCC and is currently in a power struggle with Welshman Ncube for control of the party.
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The opposition CCC wants to postpone the next election from 2028 to 2030. They say it will help with the National Development Strategy. They want to work with ZANU PF on this. ZANU PF says they will think about it if CCC brings a motion to Parliament. Some people think ZANU PF is trying to control CCC and extend President Mnangagwa's term. There is a power struggle in CCC between Sengezo Tshabangu and Welshman Ncube. The Constitution can be changed if most Zimbabweans want it.

CCC Calls For Election Postponement To 2030

Some women in ZANU PF say the national Constitution should be amended to remove the two-term presidential limit to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to run for a third term.
ZANU PF women’s league Midlands Provincial chairperson, Tsitsi Zhou, said Mnangagwa is development-oriented and must have an uninterrupted rule. Zhou said:
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As women, we are mobilising and ensuring that people have registered to vote. It must be known that no other party will ever rule in Zimbabwe besides ZANU PF.
We are going to give President Mnangagwa a fresh mandate in the coming elections, and we will tell those in parliament to amend the constitution to give him another term beyond 2023 because the President is a hard worker, and we will hand him another term.
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She said since Mnangagwa assumed power in 2017, he has initiated numerous projects in a short space of time. Said Zhou:
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What the President has achieved in a short time, if he was to be the one in power for the past 37 years, then the country would have made serious economic strides.
His hard work can be testified by the Chirundu-Beitbridge Highway.
What gives us confidence that ZANU PF is a progressive party is based on the fact that the country’s number one citizen is from ZANU PF and he is from Kwekwe, that is where he casts his ballot.
The ZANU PF brand gives us confidence because it spells out victory. Because we are ZANU PF.
We have already won the 2023 elections. We are seeing many people who want to join ZANU PF.
We now have teachers for ED, civil servants for ED, and nurses for ED.
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If Mnangagwa is re-elected in 2023, the law does not allow him to run again in 2028 as he would have been in office for two terms.
He can only contest for the presidency for a third time if there is a constitutional amendment.
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