Mwonzora takes Mnangagwa's term extension to ConCourt, says President made a constitutional blunder

The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has approached the Constitutional Court seeking to overturn the Constitution Amendment Act No. 3, arguing that President Emmerson Mnangagwa acted unlawfully by signing the legislation into law without first submitting it to a national referendum.

The application, filed by MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora, challenges the constitutionality of the recently enacted law, which extends the terms of office of the President, Members of Parliament and local authority councillors from 2028 to 2030.

Mwonzora argues that the amendments affect provisions contained in the Bill of Rights and, as such, should have been subjected to a referendum before being presented to Mnangagwa for presidential assent.

“Once the Constitutional Bill has the effect of amending the Bill of Rights, then in terms of Section 328(6), the same Constitutional Bill has to be subjected to a referendum before being presented to the first Respondent for presidential assent.