Speaking
to
the
ZANU
PF
Mashonaland
West
Provincial
Coordinating
Committee
during
its
final
meeting
of
the
year
in
Karoi
on
Sunday,
Ziyambi
added
that
the
proposed
extension
would
also
benefit
all
elected
political
leaders.
He
said:
“The
proposed
term
is
about
safeguarding
stability
and
continuity
in
our
national
development
agenda.“As
a
party
and
as
a
country,
we
have
learned
that
perpetual
election
mode
diverts
energy,
resources
and
focus
away
from
service
delivery
and
long-term
planning.“This
measure
is,
therefore,
meant
to
stabilise
the
nation,
create
policy
certainty
and
allow
Government
at
all
levels
to
fully
concentrate
on
implementing
programmes
that
improve
the
lives
of
our
people.”
What
Ziyambi
did
not
address
is
that
Zimbabwe’s
2013
Constitution
explicitly
provides
for
regular
elections.
Under
the
Constitution,
the
President
is
elected
directly
by
citizens
every
five
years.
Members
of
the
National
Assembly
and
Senate
are
elected
on
the
same
five-year
cycle,
while
councillors
are
chosen
to
serve
in
municipalities
and
rural
district
councils
for
five-year
terms.
Despite
approximately
94.5%
of
Zimbabwean
voters
supporting
the
adoption
of
the
Constitution
in
2013,
ZANU-PF
is
seeking
to
amend
it
without
holding
a
referendum—apparently
out
of
fear
that
it
could
lose.