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Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013

Chailenge to presidential election

Jurisdiction
Zimbabwe
Provision
93
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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93 Chailenge to presidential election (1) Subject to this section. any aggrieved candidate may challenge the validity of an election of a President or Vice-President by lodging a petition or application with the Constitutional Court within seven days after the date of the declaration of the results of the election. (2) The election of a Vice-President may be challenged only on the ground that . he or she is or was not qualified for election. (3) The Constitutional Court must hear and determine a petition or application under subsection (1) within fourteen days after the petition or application was lodged, and the court’s decision is final. (4) In determining a petition or application under subsection (1), the Constitutional Court may~— (a) declare a winner; (b} invalidate the election, in which case a fresh election must be held within sixty days after the determination; or (c) make any other order it considers just and appropriate. (5) If. in a petition or application under subsection (1)— (a) the Constitutionai Court sets aside the election of a President, the election of the President’s two Vice-Presidents 1s automatically nullified; (b) the Constitutional Court sets aside the election of either or both Vice- Presidents, the President must without delay appoint a qualified person or qualified persons, as the case may be, to be Vice-President or Vice- Presidents.

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Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013 · ictministry.gov.zw · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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