Zimbabwe: How Impeachment Would Actually Work

20 November 2017
analysis

Impeaching President Mugabe will not be a quick or a simple affair.

Now that ZANU-PF has resolved to commence impeachment proceedings against Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, it is important to examine this constitutional process. There is a great sense of expectation among the people, fuelled by high levels of desperation to see Mugabe's departure after 37 years in power. However, it is important to shed light on what this process entails. While it is desirable to fast-track the procedure, there are certain fundamental matters of law and principle that cannot be side-stepped. These make the procedure more complicated than has previously been suggested.

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