By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Zimbabwe’s ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has picked President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as its presidential candidate for presidential election coming up 2030.
The election was previously slated to take place in 2028 but shifted, following constitutional changes.
Mnangagwa, 84 was unanimously elected at the 23rd ZANU-PF National People’s Conference in the city of Chinhoyi, northwest of the capital Harare, which concluded at the weekend.
“The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front unanimously resolved to extend President Mnangagwa’s term beyond 2028 to 2030,” the presidency said on X after the conference.
In July, Mnangagwa signed into law constitutional amendments that extended his term of office from 2028 to 2030 and increased presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years.
The amendments also abolished direct presidential elections, allowing the president to be elected by parliament.
Mnangagwa has ruled the southern African nation since 2017, when a coup removed longtime leader Robert Mugabe, under whom he had served as vice president and a longtime political ally.
By 2030, Mnangagwa would have ruled the southern African nation for 13 years
