Zimbabwe: 'Second All Stakeholders' Conference': historic breakthrough or false dawn?

A briefing by the Institute for Security Studies analyzing the outcomes of Zimbabwe's Second All Stakeholders' Conference regarding the draft constitution and the political tensions between ZANU-PF and the MDC formations.

• The Second All Stakeholders' Conference failed to resolve fundamental disagreements between the coalition parties on critical constitutional issues, including security sector reform, the powers of the presidency, and the selection of presidential running mates, resulting only in the approval of cosmetic changes such as grammar.
• There is a risk that the constitutional process may violate the Global Political Agreement (GPA) if the draft is referred to party leaders—where President Robert Mugabe is expected to dominate—rather than remaining under the charge of parliament as mandated by the GPA.
• The draft constitution faces criticism that it may not reflect popular views due to political compromises, and the proposed December/January timeframe for a referendum is viewed as potentially too optimistic.
• ZANU-PF's decision to participate in the conference is attributed to a fear of being seen as spoilers, a desire to avoid antagonizing the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the opportunity to present its own arguments.

APA

Institute for Security Studies (n.d.). Zimbabwe: 'Second All Stakeholders' Conference': historic breakthrough or false dawn? https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/cpra-daily-briefing/zimbabwe-second-all-stakeholders-conference-historic-breakthrough-or-false-dawn

Chicago

Institute for Security Studies. Zimbabwe: 'Second All Stakeholders' Conference': historic breakthrough or false dawn? n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/cpra-daily-briefing/zimbabwe-second-all-stakeholders-conference-historic-breakthrough-or-false-dawn.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudiesndzimbabwe, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{Zimbabwe: 'Second All Stakeholders' Conference': historic breakthrough or false dawn?}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/cpra-daily-briefing/zimbabwe-second-all-stakeholders-conference-historic-breakthrough-or-false-dawn}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }