Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013
General election resulting from dissolution of Parliament
- Jurisdiction
- Zimbabwe
- Provision
- 144
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source144 General election resulting from dissolution of Parliament
(1) Where Parliament has not earlier passed resolutions to dissolve in terms
of section 143(2), the President must by proclamation call and set dates for a general
election to be held within the period prescribed in section 158.
(2) Where —
(a) Parliament has passed resolutions to dissolve in terms of section 143(2):
(b) the President has dissolved Parliament in terms of section |43(3);
(ce) the President has dissolved Parliament following a vote of no confidence
in terms of section 109(4); or
(d) Parliament stands dissolved following a vote of no confidence in terms
of section 109(5);
the President must by proclamation call and set dates for a general election to be held
nol more than ninety days after Parliament passed the resolutions or the President
dissolved Parliament or Parliament stood dissolved, as the case may be.
(3) The dates for a general election called in terms of subsection (1) or (2) must
be fixed by the President after consultation with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.
No. I CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT (NO. 20) 2013
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Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013 · ictministry.gov.zw · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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