Reject constitutional amendment, Zimbabwe’s bishops urge
May 15, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: The bishops of Zimbabwe called upon the nation’s parliament to reject a constitutional amendment that would end direct presidential elections.
Characterizing the amendment as a threat to “the moral and institutional foundations upon which national life rests,” the bishops’ conference “several provisions of [the amendment] undermine foundational constitutional principles, weaken institutional independence, diminish direct democratic participation, and erode constitutional safeguards against the concentration and abuse of power.”
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