Zimbabwe: Could Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Changes Take It Back to the Mugabe Era?

Zimbabwe could be pushed back towards a one-party state under proposed constitutional changes that would extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule and reshape how leaders are chosen – a move that critics say will weaken key democratic checks.

Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF, is pushing the reforms after publishing them in February and holding public consultations at the end of March.

They would extend presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years, and scrap the direct popular…