Zimbabweans are likely to go for presidential polls on an earlier date than the one provided in the country’s constitution.
This was revealed by the country’s President, Emerson Mnangagwa as quoted by one of the local newspapers calling for peace in the upcoming elections.
“Zimbabwe is going for elections in four to five months’ time and we have to preach peace, peace and peace because we know it is good for us and we have no doubt that we will have peaceful elections,” Mnangagwa was quoted as saying.
“We will ensure that Zimbabwe delivers free, credible, fair and indisputable elections to ensure Zimbabwe engages the world as a qualified democratic state.”
According the country’s supreme law, Zimbabwe should hold elections between July 22 and Aug 22 but Parliament can elect to dissolve itself, triggering an early vote.
The ruling ZANU-PF has the majority two-thirds in Parliament which makes it easy to amend the voting dates.
Mnangagwa became the President of the South African country in November last year when the military forced former President, Robert Mugabe a man who had ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years, to resign.
Mnanganwa is likely not to find strong opposition in winning the country top seat since the main opposition leader Morgan Tshvangirai is terribly ill battling cancer.
