Several Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), including Fadzai Mahere, announced on social media that they will be resigning from Parliament, joining their leader Nelson Chamisa, who left the opposition party.
These statements generated questions as to how MPs can officially resign from Parliament, and the answer can be found in Section 129 of Zimbabwe’s Constitution, which addresses the tenure of a Member of Parliament.
First, Section 129 (1) states that the seat of an MP becomes vacant (a)on the dissolution of Parliament.
Section 129 (1) (b) states that the seat of an MP can become vacant upon the Member resigning his or her seat by written notice to the President of the Senate or to the Speaker. (This is the step Mahere took when she resigned as MP for Mount Pleasant.)
Several Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), including Fadzai Mahere, announced on social media that they will be resigning from Parliament, joining their leader Nelson Chamisa, who left the opposition party.
These statements generated questions as to how MPs can officially resign from Parliament, and the answer can be found in Section 129 of Zimbabwe’s Constitution, which addresses the tenure of a Member of Parliament.
First, Section 129 (1) states that the seat of an MP becomes vacant (a)on the dissolution of Parliament.
Section 129 (1) (b) states that the seat of an MP can become vacant upon the Member resigning his or her seat by written notice to the President of the Senate or to the Speaker. (This is the step Mahere took when she resigned as MP for Mount Pleasan
