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
Provision text
Official source93 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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