Constitution of Zimbabwe
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The Constitution of Zimbabwe is officially the supreme law
of Zimbabwe
. Practically, the 2008 power-sharing deal provides the structure for much of the government. The current constitution is a result of the 1979 Lancaster House Agreement
and is sometimes called the Lancaster Constitution. A proposed new constitution, drafted by a constitutional convention, was defeated by a constitutional referendum during 2000
. Two political parties in Zimbabwe, the Movement for Democratic Change
and the ZANU-PF, are negotiating a new proposed constitution, to be voted on in a planned referendum during 2011
.
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. Practically, the 2008 power-sharing deal provides the structure for much of the government. The current constitution is a result of the 1979 Lancaster House Agreement
Lancaster House Agreement
The negotiations which led to the Lancaster House Agreement brought independence to Rhodesia following Ian Smith’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965. The Agreement covered the Independence Constitution, pre-independence arrangements, and a ceasefire...
and is sometimes called the Lancaster Constitution. A proposed new constitution, drafted by a constitutional convention, was defeated by a constitutional referendum during 2000
Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, 2000
A constitutional referendum was held in Zimbabwe on February 12-13, 2000. The proposed new Constitution of Zimbabwe, which had been drafted by a Constitutional Convention the previous year, was defeated. The defeat was unexpected and was taken as a personal rebuff for President Robert Mugabe and a...
. Two political parties in Zimbabwe, the Movement for Democratic Change
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
The Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe is a political party and the largest party in the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. It is the main formation formed from the split of the original Movement for Democratic Change in 2005.-Foundation:...
and the ZANU-PF, are negotiating a new proposed constitution, to be voted on in a planned referendum during 2011
Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, 2011
A constitutional referendum will be held in Zimbabwe early in 2012 , after being postponed from September 2011. The referendum has been postponed from June 30 2011.-Background:...
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