daniel chigunwe
Herald Reporter
The first session of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe will open on Tuesday at the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, Harare.
President Mnangagwa made the announcement in an extraordinary Government Gazette yesterday.
The 10th Parliament was constituted after last month’s harmonised elections in which the ruling Zanu PF party secured a majority, beating its closest challenger, the opposition CCC party.
Of the 210 contested National Assembly seats, Zanu PF won 136, representing 64,76 percent of the ballot, while CCC got 73 or 34,76 percent of the vote.
The election for the Gutu West constituency were postponed following the death of a candidate after completion of the nomination process and a by-election will be held on November 11.
President Mnangagwa garnered 2 350 711 votes or 52,6 percent to win a second term ahead of Mr Nelson Chamisa of CCC who got 1 967 343 votes representing 44,03 percent of the ballot.
Nine other candidates including one female, Ms Elisabeth Valerio, contested for the Presidency
In the Senate, Zanu PF won 33 seats while CCC got 27. In line with constitutional provisions 18 chiefs were also elected into Senate together with two people representing the disabled.
“The New Parliament Building, Mt Hampden, is the place in which the First Session of the Tenth Parliament of Zimbabwe shall be held,” reads part of the notice.
“Twelve o’clock noon on Tuesday, the 3rd October, 2023, as the time and date on which the First Session of the Tenth Parliament shall begin.”
All parliamentarians, including Senators, were sworn in this month at the majestic New Parliament Building.
Charles Duri
Online Reporter