Zimbabwean general election, 2018

General elections are scheduled to be held in Zimbabwe in 2018.

Electoral system

The President of Zimbabwe is elected using the two-round system.

The 270 members of the House of Assembly consist of 210 members elected in single-member constituencies and 60 women elected by proportional representation in ten six-seat constituencies based on the country's provinces. Voters cast a single vote, which is counted for both forms of election.[1] The 80 members of the Senate include 60 members elected from ten six-member constituencies (also based on the provinces) by proportional representation using party lists; the lists must have a woman at the top and alternate between men and women.[2] The other 20 seats include two reserved for people with disabilities and 18 for traditional chiefs.

Presidential candidates

Long-term incumbent President Robert Mugabe announced that he would run for another term in 2018, and was adopted as the ZANU-PF candidate despite the fact that he will be 94 at the time of the elections.[3] Should he win, he will not be able to seek another term. Should a victorious Mugabe resign or die during his final term, a successor can be appointed without an election.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Electoral system Archived 24 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IPU
  2. ↑ Electoral system Archived 21 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IPU
  3. ↑ Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe will rule until he is 100 from special wheelchair, his wife claims The Independent, 22 November 2015
  4. ↑ Maverick, Simon Allison for Daily; Network, part of the Guardian Africa. "Zimbabwe's new constitution is waiting for Mugabe to 'pass power - or pass away'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
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