Zimbabwe: FORUS Warns of ‘Assault On the Republic’ As Term-Extension Bill Fuels Backlash

Opposition Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) party has launched an attack on the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill warning that it threatens the very foundations of the republic and could undermine the country’s democratic order.

In a statement, the party said Cabinet’s approval of the Bill which reportedly seeks to extend presidential terms from five to seven years and could allow the incumbent to remain in office until 2030 amounted to a direct challenge to the nation’s supreme…