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Zimbabwe Senate Votes to Extend President's Term in What Critics Call a 'Constitutional Coup'
The Guardian·Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Zimbabwe's upper house of parliament voted 75-4 to approve constitutional amendments that would allow 83-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stay in power beyond his current term. The government says the change will bring stability, but opposition figures have called it a 'constitutional coup'. The amendments still need final approval.
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Democratic backsliding in Africa is a pattern that resonates in global conversations about governance — and India, as a major democracy with growing African ties, watches these shifts closely.
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