The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it could back the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3), but warned that support for the proposed law “cannot be a blank cheque”.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by interim spokesperson Nqobizitha Mlilo, the CCC said it supported “the spirit and intent” of the Bill but wanted negotiations and concessions from ZANU-PF before giving its final backing in Parliament.
The CCC’s political stance has increasingly aligned with ZANU-PF’s on many issues since the party was taken over by Sengezo Tshabangu, its self-imposed secretary-general.
“Our support for the Bill is not, and can never be a blank cheque,” Mlilo said.
“In the intervening period, we have reached out to our counterparts in ZANU PF, engaged them and proposed certain adjustments to both wording and substance of the Bill.”
Mlilo said the Bill, as it stands, reads more like a blueprint for implementing Resolution Number One adopted at ZANU-PF’s 21st Annual National People’s Conference in Bulawayo on 26 October 2024.
He hinted at demands for a broader political settlement tied to the Bill’s passage, saying the constitutional amendments “must lead to the establishment of a Government of National Consensus”.
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