{"id":5158,"date":"2024-10-16T09:42:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T09:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=5158"},"modified":"2024-10-16T09:42:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T09:42:49","slug":"both-urban-and-rural-dwellers-support-for-presidential-term-limits-in-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=5158","title":{"rendered":"Both Urban and Rural Dwellers Support for Presidential Term Limits in Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Innocent Sibonginkosi Ncube<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent survey conducted by Afrobarometer reveals that 79% of Zimbabweans support constitutional provisions that limit the president to a maximum of two five-year terms. This sentiment is widespread across various demographics, including age groups and urban versus rural residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Findings from the Survey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Demographic Support: Men show slightly higher support for term limits at 81%, compared to 76% among women. Urban residents are particularly in favor, with 85% supporting term limits, while 74% of rural residents agree.<br>Support for term limits increases with education level, ranging from 69% among those with primary education to 87% among those with tertiary education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age Group Preferences:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Among younger respondents aged 18-35, 79% support term limits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support is also strong among those aged 36-55 and 56 and above, both at 78%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opposition to Scrapping Term Limits: Only *20% of respondents favor removing term limits, indicating that any proposal to amend the constitution would likely face significant public resistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Political Implications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings pose a challenge for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his supporters, who are advocating for constitutional amendments to allow him to run for a third term after his current term ends in 2028. Such changes would necessitate a public referendum, which the survey suggests would be unpopular among the populace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multi-Party Political Competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to term limits, the survey also addressed the issue of political competition. Approximately 68% of Zimbabweans support the idea of having multiple political parties to provide voters with real choices, while 31% believe that too many parties create division and confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This data reflects a strong desire among Zimbabweans for democratic governance and accountability, emphasizing the importance of adhering to constitutional limits on presidential power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innocent Sibonginkosi Ncube A recent survey conducted by Afrobarometer reveals that 79% of Zimbabweans support constitutional provisions that limit the president to a maximum of two five-year terms. This sentiment&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5160,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5158\/revisions\/5160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}