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Zimbabwe: Charamba Claims Zanu-PF Tricked MDC-T MPs to Vote for Amendment Bill
Zimbabwe: Charamba Claims Zanu-PF Tricked MDC-T MPs to Vote for Amendment Bill
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Charamba said the Bill principally obliterates the presidential running mate clause from the national charter.
The running mate section was one of the sticking points among a myriad of other clauses which nearly derailed the Constitution-making process as Zanu PF was bitterly opposed to the clause.
However, Zanu PF then grudgingly conceded to have the clause included in the Constitution passed in a referendum in 2013.
But the ruling party then brought back the issue through the back door where it tabled the Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 2 in Parliament seeking to remove the clause on the running mate.
By Staff Reporter
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba has sensationally claimed “out of depth” MDC-T MPs fell for a Zanu PF trick resulting in them voting for the passage of the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 2 this week.
Charamba said the Bill principally obliterates the presidential running mate clause from the national charter.
The running mate section was one of the sticking points among a myriad of other clauses which nearly derailed the Constitution-making process as Zanu PF was bitterly opposed to the clause.
However, Zanu PF then grudgingly conceded to have the clause included in the Constitution passed in a referendum in 2013.
Zanu PF cheated MDCs on running mates: Charamba
BY RICHARD MUPONDE/MIRIAM MANGWAYA
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba has revealed that Zanu PF tricked the opposition MDC formations to consent to the passing of the Constitutional Amendment No 20 with a contentious clause on the running mate, waiting to get a super majority in Parliament and then amend it before it becomes operational.
The running mate clause was one of the sticking points among a myriad of other clauses which nearly derailed the Constitution-making process as Zanu PF was bitterly opposed it.
However, it grudgingly conceded to have the Constitution passed in a referendum.
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