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MDC To Resist Constitution Amendment To Remove Clause Which Ensures "Smooth Succession"

4 years agoThu, 31 Oct 2019 10:12:22 GMT
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MDC To Resist Constitution Amendment To Remove Clause Which Ensures "Smooth Succession"

Senator Douglas Mwonzora, the former Constitution Select Committee of Parliament (Copac) co-chair and now MDC deputy secretary for international relations, has said that the intended Constitution amendment to scrap a clause on presidential running mates should be blocked.

The running mate concept was borrowed from the USA and entails that presidential candidates choose a vice presidential running mate to join them on the ticket.

For Mwonzora, the removal of the clause is selfish and will cause uncertainty and eventually, anarchy. He said:

Under the running mate clause a presidential candidate chooses a Vice-President before elections. In the event of the President failing to complete his term for any reason that Vice-President automatically becomes President, this ensures smooth succession and stability of the country.

Lack of a succession plan in both the MDC and the ruling ZANU PF has been said one of the reasons why leaders overstay in power.

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Some political analysts, however, argue that the named successor would be a target for others who aspire to land the post.

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