Factsheet: What’s new in the Electoral Amendment Bill for 2023? - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
April 17, 2023
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says Zimbabwe’s Parliament will urgently consider an Electoral Amendment Bill which has been drafted for use in general elections due between July and the end of August.
The Bill should be passed before the Proclamation of Elections —  that is the setting of election dates by the State President, according to the minister.
Cabinet approved the framework of the Electoral Amendment Bill in October 2022, outlining its major objectives:
Legislators from the main opposition Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) movement have proposed further amendments, including the following:
The Bill needs a simple majority to be passed by Parliament. The ruling ZANU-PF party has a comfortable majority of 180 seats in the National Assembly while the combined opposition has 90 members.
Sources:
Cabinet briefing statement, Oct. 4 2022
https://www.herald.co.zw/parliament-to-prioritise-electoral-amendment-bill/
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