Zimbabwe’s prime minister announced Wednesday that the country will hold a constitutional referendum in March followed by elections in July, a timetable that will decide the fate of veteran President Robert Mugabe.
“There will be a referendum in March,” said Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe’s rival in the power sharing government.
Douglas Mwonzora, a spokesman for Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change, told AFP the referendum will be held on March 16.
Zimbabweans will be asked to vote on a basic law that would, for the first time, set presidential term limits and abolish the head of state’s immunity.
It would also set the stage for a presidential and legislative election that will be held in July, according to Tsvangirai.
Zimbabwe sets March referendum, July elections
