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Additionally the Senate consists of 2 seats for each non-metropolitan provinces of Zimbabwe elected by each provincial assembly of chiefs using SNTV, [7] 1 seat each for the president and deputy president of the National Council of Chiefs and 1 male and 1 female seat for people with disabilities elected on separate ballots using FPTP by an ...
As part of the election, a new Senate was also elected. 60 members - six for each of Zimbabwe's 10 provinces - were elected by proportional representation, 16 traditional Chiefs were elected by the Council of Chiefs, while the President and Deputy President of the Council of Chiefs are automatically Senators. The final two seats in the Senate ...
Eighteen chiefs were elected to serve as senators in the 9th Parliament: the president and deputy president of the Chiefs' Council of Zimbabwe as senators ex officio, and 16 chiefs selected by the provincial chiefs' assemblies (two per province, except the metropolitan provinces Bulawayo and Harare). [17]
The Senate is the upper house, and consists of 80 members, 60 of whom are elected by proportional representation from ten six-member constituencies corresponding to the country's provinces. Of the remaining 20 seats, 18 are reserved for chiefs , and two for people with disabilities .
The 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe was the meeting of the Zimbabwean Parliament, composed of the Senate and the National Assembly. It began meeting in Harare on 18 September 2018. Its membership was set by the 2018 Zimbabwean general election, which gave the ruling ZANU–PF party a two-thirds majority in Parliament and control of both chambers.
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Senate approved and sworn in by the Chief Justice: Term length: Five years elected by the National Assembly at the start of each parliament, and upon a vacancy: Constituting instrument: Constitution of Zimbabwe: Precursor: President of the Senate of Rhodesia: Formation: 1970: First holder
Robert Mugabe (1924–2019), former President of Zimbabwe and leader of ZANU-PF; Sally Mugabe (1931–1992), former first lady of Zimbabwe; Joyce Mujuru (born 1955), founder and president of the National People's Party former first vice-president, Solomon Mujuru (1945–2011), former second gentleman of Zimbabwe and commander of the Zimbabwe ...