Why does Zimbabwe’s President Manangagua face pressure? | Politics News

Zimbabwe President Emerson Manangjoa faces what experts say is the biggest threat to his rule so far with the outbreak of the succession of the caliphate before the general elections scheduled for 2028.

The recent maneuvers by the president and his supporters extended his rule until 2030 to calls Protests From inside his party until the president stepped down or is forced to do so. The disturbances have witnessed a rejection of senior security officials, as experts say Mnangagwa is taking it to avoid being overthrown in a coup.

The president has long faced criticism from Zimbabwean, but the opposition within the Zanu-PF party, and the general calls for the demonstrations against him is unprecedented. On Monday, the demonstrators moved to the streets in the protests invited by one of the Supreme Zanu-PF members.

Zimbabwe has been immersed decades ago in the political crises that led Economic recessionA scarcity of jobs, and the general government imbalance. Over the past two decades, excessive inflation has pushed the economy of the South African country to its knees and flipped the savings of the general public.

Briding Fava, director of the Human Rights Group in the Zimbabwe crisis, said, “Zimbabuyon”, and they need Christ.

Here is what to know about the latest crisis:

What is the problem of Zanu-PF?

The internal division within the ruling Zanu-PF party, which has maintained power since the independence of Zimbabwe in 1980, has been leading the current crisis.

There are two main factions in Loggerheads, one of which supports a long term for Mnangagwa, 82, and another supports the rise of Konstantino Cheyinga, his 68 -year -old vice president.

Mnangagwa arrived in power in 2017 amid promises of democratic and economic reforms. However, critics say that the levels of corruption remained high, and the opposition was TargetedAnd the economy continued to slip.

Can Mnangagwa rule after 2028?

Zimbabwe’s constitution has a period of president. Mnangagwa is currently in his second election period, which ends in 2028 when the elections are due.

However, some members of the Zanu-PF party have been chanting “Agenda 2030” since last year, saying that the president should remain in power for a third period to continue his reforms, although this would violate the constitution.

At a conference in December, the party officially adopted a proposal to extend the Manghajoa rule until 2030. This is subject to approval of the Senate and a national referendum, but the proposal prompted the debate at the country level and controversy.

Who is the blessed “GEZA”?

Inside Zanu-PF, a violating faction led by the blessed “GEZA”, a veterans in the liberation war and a senior party member, has since held conferences to speak against Mnangagwa. He accused the government of corruption and called on people to protest. In a video posted on social media, he expressed regret to support the president’s rise to power.

Jiza said: “Once (Manangjoa) has the taste of power, corruption, people forgot, and only his family remember,” Jiza said. The politician said that Menghajoa would be forced to go out and accuse him of power to “surrender” his wife and children, who said he was strong actors behind the artery in the third president’s attempt.

The first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, along with her husband and many other government officials, It was approved by the United States In March 2024, his alleged involvement in diamond and illegal gold networks. In 2023, Al -Jazeera investigation revealed that Zimbabwean officials were using Gang smuggling To sell gold in the country to soften the impact of sanctions.

However, CEZA critics point out that it is also part of the institution that has long controlled Zimbabwe. Analyst Takura Zangaza Al -Jazeera told Jiza’s opposition to only a wider power because it comes at a time when the country’s national economy is also struggling – which Zimbabwe blames for the ruling government. He added that any support invites Geza to Mnangagwa to resign not because people believe that he will fight for them.

“Mr. Geza is a representative of the government in the eyes of the public,” said Zhangada. “So he has no organic or popular originality.”

Zanu-PF officials, as well as Mnangagwa, described GEZA as “betrayal”. The politician, who was now said to hide, was hidden from the party on March 7. It is required by the police on charges of several charges, including “undermining the president’s authority” and an incitement to general violence.

Meanwhile, Mnangagwa mixed the country’s national security leadership. General Anselem Sanyatwe, Commander of the Presidential Guard, was shot last week. Earlier, Godwin Matanga, chief of police, and Isaac Mewit, chief of intelligence service, were rejected.

What happened on Monday?

GEZA, in recent weeks, has called for the mass demonstrations this week against President Manangaga. By Friday, security officials were poured into the streets, where they were stopped in vehicles in the capital, Harari.

On Monday, some demonstrators gathered in Robert Mugabe Square in the city, even when video clips on social media showed armored tanks rolling in the streets where security was strengthened.

However, most people chose to stay home to avoid potential violence. Companies and offices were completely closed throughout the country, and as a result, although the authorities urged people to go to work. Fava, from Crisis Zimbabwe, said that many Zimbabwean are tired of power struggles in Zano PF, but they protested their way.

Fava said: “Zimbabuion feels cheating, and they do not want to use it again,” Fava said. “But the closure was also successful. By choosing to stay at home, what we saw was Zimbabwean, saying that we do not want to drag into your inner battles.”

Meanwhile, those who gathered strongly with tear gas were dispersed. The police also arrested dozens of others. On Tuesday, officials said they arrested 95 protesters on charges of “public violence” and “peace violations”. Officials said that some people were arrested at the site of the demonstrations, while others were captured because of their jobs on social media.

The state -owned newspapers, such as Zimbabwe Herald, reported that the protests were “failure”. In response to low numbers, government spokesperson Varay Moroa Mariara said in a post about X that the demonstrators “had shyness.”

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Why the current crisis evokes the memories of Robert Mugabe?

For many, the current crisis reminds us of the fall of the late Robert MugabeWho stuck to power for 37 years before being removed in a coup in 2017.

Mugabe, who was forced to go out at the age of 93, led the country’s battle for independence. However, his subsequent rule was distinguished by the suppression of opposition members, the forgery of elections, corruption, and economic stagnation. He refused to give up the presidency for decades.

Mnangagwa has been an ally for a long time in Mugabe and served as Minister of Defense, then Vice President in recent years of Mugabe’s rule. He had close relations with the army.

However, the two men fell to the one who would succeed Mugabe: the army -backed manangaga was on the one hand, while Mugabe wanted to hand over his wife Grace Mugabe on the other hand.

On November 6, 2017, Mugabe Manghajoa refused, which led to the beginning of his fall. A week later, the armed forces Control that was seizedAnd mnangagwa takes power.

Now, the president also looks stuck in the same vortex. Although he once promised to hand over power to Vice President Cheynga, who was a major player in the Mugabe coup, Mnangagwa changed his melody, the analysts say.

Cheyinga, who is claiming to be talking about, publicly did not publicly mention his desire to run for the presidency or speak against Manangua.

Mnangagwa is unlikely to succeed in prolonging his rule because of a tired citizen of political machines and because of the deep internal divisions in Zanu-PF.

“People do not want a 2030 agenda,” he said. “It will be a battle for staying for Mnangagwa.”