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Zimbabwe's Controversial Move to Abolish Presidential Elections: A Threat to Democracy?

A recent bill introduced in Zimbabwe intends to abolish presidential elections, prompting fierce criticism from opponents who view it as a significant degradation of democracy. Supporters argue it is a necessary governance reform.

3 min readAl Jazeera - NewsUpdated Jun 19, 3:39 PM
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Zimbabwe's Controversial Move to Abolish Presidential Elections: A Threat to Democracy?
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Before: A recent bill introduced in Zimbabwe intends to abolish presidential elections, prompting fierce criticism from opponents who view it as a significant degradation of democracy. Supporters argue it is a necessary governance reform.
Why it changed: New information came in after the story first went live, so the earlier wording is no longer the best short read.
Now: BBC - World: The proposal would extend Emmerson Mnangagwa's term by two years and scrap direct presidential elections. View Source ->
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