Zanu pf draft constitution pdf format

The defeat of the draft constitution was a wakeup call to zanu pf that its political hegemony in. Predictably, after the submission of the copac draft, zanu pf spindoctors convened their own constitution making process, which in the eyes of many, was bent on creating confusion and stalling. The constitutional history and the 20 referendum of. After a zimbabwe african national union patriotic front zanu pf victory in the 20 general.

When discussing the content of the draft and adopted constitutions only form of government. Download pdf this is the full text of the much discussed kariba draft constitution of zimbabwe that has threatened to mar the ongoing constitution building process in zimbabwe, pitting the main actors zanu pf, mdc and the civil society against one another. The draft constitution of zimbabwe 18 july 2012 incorporating approved zanu pf amendments. Zanu pf secretary for legal affairs paul mangwana told tellzim news in an interview that the party had already set up a committee to come up with the roadmap for public consultations on the issue. Zimbabwe african national union patriotic front zanupf and the. The draft constitution that we have is not a product of the mdc alone but a result of two key processes that zanu pf participated in the outreach process and the. Zanu pf zimbabwe african national union patriotic front. Zanu pf amends constitution to give mnangagwa absolute. The zimbabwe african national union patriotic front zanupf is a political organisation which has been the ruling party of zimbabwe since independence in 1980. Zanu pf has said it disagrees with parts of the draft. The party was led for many years under robert mugabe, first as prime minister with the zimbabwe african national union zanu and then as president from 1987 after the merger with the zimbabwe african peoples union zapu and. Herald framed this farfromideal situation of zanu pf versus mdc that they were used to.

Commencement of constitution, transitional provisions and savings. Zanupf discuss copac draft constitution the chronicle. It wants to restore some of the powers stripped from the president, add a section explicitly barring same. Agreement between zanupf and the two mdc formations on. Against the new opposition party, the movement for democratic change, zanu pf engaged in. The constitutional commissions draft constitution the constitutional reform process initiated by government, and conducted under the. He said the draft constitution also sought to downplay the significance of war veterans. Zanu pf concluded its audit of the draft against the national report and made a number of recommendations that were not adequately. Zanu pf draft constitution an insult to zimbabwe nehanda.

Parties negotiated and agreed on a draft constitution, initialed by the parties on. Zimbabwes constitutional reform process ijr institute. Whereas we are conscious of the historical links between zanu pf and pf zapu that culminated in. Thematic analysis of zimbabwes proposed draft constitution a.

Zimbabwes unfulfilled struggle for a legitimate constitutional order. The name of the party shall be the zimbabwe african national union partriotic front hereinafter referred to as zanu pf or the party 2. Thirdly, the mujurudominated politburo may continue to arrogate to itself powers it does not have. The article also seeks to establish how the newspapers portrayed the leaked draft constitution given that zanu pf and mdc were both part of the government and the constitution making process.

Zanu pf softens on draft constitution the standard. The copac draft constitution also provides for mandatory speedy resolution of electoral disputes, including where there is a. Copac was a constitution parliamentary select committee that was set up to draft a new. A perusal of the zanu pf draft, a copy of which the sunday times has in its. Zanu pf continues with plans to mutilate constitution. Drawn up in the town of kariba from which it gets its name, the kariba draft was. The zanu pf politburo on saturday gave president robert mugabe the green light to make final negotiations with other gpa principals on the draft constitution, paving the way for the party to soften its hardline stance on the contents of the proposed charter for the country. Mdct and mdcn are of the view that the only way forward, if there are substantial issues for renegotiation on the part of zanu pf, is that the current draft be put to a straight yes or no.