Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF party has selected President Emmerson Mnangagwa as its candidate for the 2030 presidential election, Bloomberg.com reports. The decision came at a party conference, according to the outlet.
Coverage of the same gathering indicates the party also resolved to change its constitution so that it lines up with the national charter, a move NewZimbabwe.com describes as intended to keep Mnangagwa in office longer. Separately, DailyNews.co.zw reports that ZANU PF has postponed its elective congress until 2029.
Mnangagwa used the conference to warn party members against pursuing narrow interests and to appeal for unity, according to newsday.co.zw. AllAfrica.com also reported that he aimed a remark at Vice President Constantino Chiwenga over the latter's absence from a ZANU PF fundraising dinner.
The conference outcomes point to an effort to settle the party's succession question well before the next national vote, though the reports available do not set out the full details of the constitutional changes or how they would take effect.
What to watch next: whether the constitutional alignment is formally adopted and how figures sidelined by the 2029 congress timetable respond.
