Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa signs law extending his presidency to 2030

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa looks on as he gives a media conference at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law legislation that extends his ‌term in office by two years to 2030, government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said on Tuesday.

Both houses of the Southern African nation's parliament approved the bill last month.
"Signed, sealed ⁠and delivered – it is now law," Mangwana said in a post on X, with a copy of the legislation attached to it.
The bill includes a provision for the president to be elected by parliament rather than by direct popular vote.
Signs that Mnangagwa, 83, ‌wanted ⁠to remain in power beyond the end of his second term in 2028 first emerged about two years ago, when his supporters began ⁠chanting slogans at ZANU-PF rallies calling for more time for him to complete his agenda.
The ruling ZANU-PF ⁠party last year adopted a resolution to amend the constitution and extend presidential ⁠terms, a proposal that received cabinet backing in February.

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