Zimbabwe referendum in March
2013-02-13 18:13
Special Report
Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF party is mulling over a special congress at which top vacant positions will be filled and the succession of President Robert Mugabe would be decided, according to a report.
Harare - Zimbabwe's prime minister announced on Wednesday that the country will
hold a constitutional referendum in March followed by elections in July,
a timetable that will decide the fate of veteran President Robert
Mugabe.
"There will be a referendum in March," said Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe's rival in the power sharing government.
Douglas Mwonzora, a spokesperson for Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change, told AFP the referendum will be held on 16 March.
Zimbabweans
will be asked to vote on a basic law that would, for the first time,
set presidential term limits and abolish the head of state's immunity.
It would also set the stage for a presidential and legislative election that will be held in July, according to Tsvangirai.
- AFP
