Here's what Zimbabwe's Constitution says on the Removal of a President from power
The Constitution of Zimbabwe provides for the Removal of President or Vice-President from office through a resolution by one half of the total membership of Members of Parliament. Section 97 of the Constitution says:
1. The Senate and the National Assembly, by a joint resolution passed by at least one-half of their total membership, may resolve that the question whether or not the President or a Vice-President should be removed from office for–
a. serious misconduct;
Feedbackb. failure to obey, uphold or defend this Constitution;
c. wilful violation of this Constitution; or
d. inability to perform the functions of the office because of physical or mental incapacity;
should be investigated in terms of this section.
2. Upon the passing of a resolution in terms of subsection (1), the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders must appoint a joint committee of the Senate and the National Assembly consisting of nine members reflecting the political composition of Parliament, to investigate the removal from office of the President or Vice-President, as the case may be.
3. If–
a. the joint committee appointed in terms of subsection (2) recommends the removal from office of the President or Vice-President; and
b. the Senate and the National Assembly, by a joint resolution passed by at least two-thirds of their total membership, resolve that the President or Vice-President, as the case may be, should be removed from office; the President or Vice-President thereupon ceases to hold office.
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